The British-born chef reportedly flew home early from Rome, leaving his wife Lauren Fried, and their two young children, Alfie, five, and Isla, two, in the Eternal City.
Jock Zonfrillo s body was found by police at about 2am on Monday, after they were called to an address on Lygon Street in Carlton, in Melbourne s inner-north, for a welfare check. He was 46.
The Glasgow-born father-of-four credited his mentor Marco Pierre White with saving his life after giving him a job and accommodation when he was a homeless heroin addict.