by
Zonfrillo, Jock, 1976-2023, author.
Call Number
926.4 ZON
Publication Date
2021
Summary
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. Jock's life spiralled out of control when he tried heroin for the first time as a teenager while growing up in 1980s Glasgow. For years he balanced a career as a rising star amongst legendary chefs with a crippling drug addiction that took him down many dark paths. Fired from his job at a Michelin star restaurant in Chester, England, after a foul-mouthed rant, Jock made his way to London looking for work and found himself in front of the legendary Marco Pierre White. He credits White for saving his life, but Jock continued to struggle with addiction in a world of excess, celebrity, and cut-throat ambition. On New Year's Eve 1999, Jock shot up his last shot of heroin before boarding a plane to Sydney, where he would find passion and new meaning in life in the most unexpected places. There would be more struggles ahead, including two failed marriages, the closure of his prized restaurant during COVID-19, his time on-country, and some very public battles. This is his story. -- Front jacket flap.
Format:
Regular print
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0.0615
by
Jones, Meaghan, editor.
Call Number
641.5 WIL
Publication Date
2015
Format:
Books
Relevance:
37297.5117
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by
Hearn, Jim.
Call Number
926.4 HEA
Publication Date
2012
Summary
Kitchen Confidential meets Underbelly in this enthralling memoir. High Season is the story of a working-class boy made good - and bad. High Season is the story of Jim Hearn, a working-class boy made good-and very, very bad. It's a tale about living on the edge, restaurant kitchens, drugs and addiction. And it's a story of waking up from a heroin hell to discover real love, family and success. But what happens when Jim, three young chefs and a waiter do what it takes to feed Paris Hilton and her sizeable entourage after they turn up for lunch without warning? The highs and lows of this particular day climax in an unexpected tragedy that will change Jim's life forever.
Format:
Books
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0.0811
by
Jenkins, Sue
Call Number
ARC 641.5994 GRE
Publication Date
1991
Format:
Books
Relevance:
47545.0000
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