Last Shot: A coming-of-age memoir of addiction, ambition and redemption

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When I was on set for the “masterclass” between Zonfrillo and Andy Allen, it was Allen running in and out of the pantry as the clock counted down. He then got a job at the Arkle, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Chester, the historic city in north-west England. Zonfrillo was there three weeks when his boss, David Auchie, asked him to step in for one of his chefs, who’d had a motorbike accident. In early July, the celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo released a limited-edition range of handcrafted worry beads.

Last Shot by Jock Zonfrillo, Jimmy Barnes - foreword Last Shot by Jock Zonfrillo, Jimmy Barnes - foreword

A coming-of-age memoir of addiction, ambition and redemption in the high-stakes world of Michelin star kitchens. From reckless drug addict to one of Australia’s top chefs and television stars: MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo's powerful life story will shock and inspire. As a traveller, he was rejected by many of the restaurants he wanted to work at until he was hired by Dietmar Sawyere at Restaurant 41 in Sydney. I’m an ambassador for Lavazza, and I’ve done all the barista training, and I do that because I’m just really f…ing interested in it, you know? The couple live in an elegant terrace in Carlton in Melbourne’s inner north, with their two children, three-year-old Alfie and nine-month-old Isla.He started importing and selling kitchen equipment and doing some consultancy, then briefly worked at the Austral after moving to Adelaide. The gantry above them is crowded with this season’s contestants, whose heckling adds a gladiatorial edge to proceedings.

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An amazingly candid story of a prolific but complicated chef who made it back from the brink despite the obstacles, surely one of the best comeback stories there is! Jock Zonfrillo, award-winning MasterChef Australia judge charmed TV audiences and courted controversy – obituary".Jock was very generous to me with his time and spirit in the show, and for that I was really grateful. Zonfrillo joined the MasterChef Australia judging panel in 2020 with food critic Melissa Leong and restaurateur Andy Allen after original judges George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston left. British Soap Awards are CANCELLED: ITV make surprise announcement ceremony will not take place next year. As a boy, Jock Zonfrillo, whose real name is Barry, gravitated towards the Italian side of the family, because “it was so much livelier” - and had a strong food culture. I realised that smoking heroin was a waste of time and injecting was the faster way to the high I needed,' he said.