The star chef hoped to open a sandwich bar before he was tragically found dead in Zagame s House on Melbourne s famed Lygon Street in the early hours of Monday.
His restaurant Orana, which opened in 2013, was once considered the pinnacle of Australian cuisine and voted the nation s best in 2019, but both its start and end were far less glamorous.
MasterChef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo died suddenly at the age of 46, on the eve of the cooking show’s new series. He has hosted several other cooking shows, such as Nomad Chef, Restaurant Revolution and Chef Exchange and opened award-winning eateries such as Restaurant Orana, and Nonna Mallozzi