The secret MasterChef tribute to dearly missed star Jock Zonfrillo
A simple but poignant memorial honouring former MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo has been created at the show’s studios, as the first anniversary of his shock death approaches.
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A secret tribute to much loved chef and TV identity Jock Zonfrillo has been embedded into the MasterChef show this season.
A simple, but poignant memorial honouring Zonfrillo, a beloved judge on the hit cooking series, has been created among the herbs, citrus trees, and beds of edible flowers in the enclosed MasterChef garden at the front of the studios at the Melbourne showgrounds where filming takes place.
A plaque in Zonfrillo’s memory reading “In life you should give more than you take” has been attached to a rough-hewn wooden seat that is set among the lush, peaceful greenery.
MasterChef films annually for five months at its Ascot Vale base and contestants are often filmed dashing outside to snip fresh dill or nip a sprig of rosemary or thyme from the garden where the memorial sits.
MasterChef films annually for five months at its Ascot Vale base and contestants are often filmed dashing outside to snip fresh dill or nip a sprig of rosemary or thyme from the garden where the memorial sits.
The seat with the tribute to Zonfrillo is a quiet and dignified acknowledgment of what the lauded chef and TV host meant to the MasterChef community and the legacy he left behind.
Zonfrillo passed away suddenly on April 30, 2023.
The first anniversary of his shock death is just days away.
His death left his wife and children and the MasterChef family heartbroken.
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