“With broken hearts and not knowing how we can live without him, we must announce that Jock passed away yesterday,” his family said in a statement. “We are devastated.”
Award winning chef
Zonfrillo was born in Glasgow. He had a Scottish mother and an Italian father. The chef entered the culinary world at a young age. He has cooked in leading restaurants around the world and also set up two restaurants in Australia. The chef has won several awards, including the prestigious Basque Culinary World award in 2018.
With his current wife, Zonfrillo had two children aged six and two. He also had two teenage daughters from a previous marriage.
Zonfrillo has been associated with the well-known cooking show since 2019, in which participants compete against each other to win the title of MasterChef. The cook was a jury member and presenter.
The first episode of the new season of MasterChef was due to air tonight in Australia, but it has been decided that the series will be canceled this week. Masterchef Australia was also very popular in the Netherlands.
The cause of death of the famous chef has not been disclosed.
2023-05-01 05:55:44
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