Last Shot - Jock Zonfrillo

Written by Jock Zonfrillo
Read by Jock Zonfrillo, Jimmy Barnes
Format: M4B
Unabridged

Selected as one of Audible’s best audiobooks of 2021.

A coming-of-age memoir of addiction, ambition, and redemption in the high-stakes world of Michelin star kitchens.

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 spiraled 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 among 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 foulmouthed 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 cutthroat 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 unforgettable story.

Praise for Last Shot:

“Last Shot is Trainspotting meets Kitchen Confidential. Jock’s ability to not sugarcoat the truth and his brutal honesty about his struggle with his inner demons will resonate with so many people. That coupled with his absolute passion for food is commitment to highlighting the culture and food of Australia’s First Nations People and his pure love for his family makes this a truly stunning book. I loved it.” (Actress Rebecca Gibney)

“Oh my goodness what a book. I’ve just finished it, devoured it in under four hours. I laughed and cried and marvelled at him.” (News Corp’s national entertainment writer Lisa Woolford)

©2021 Jock Zonfrillo (P)2021 Simon & Schuster Audio