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Joseph "Joe" Bastianich (born September 17, 1968) is a judge for MasterChef and MasterChef Junior, while being a former judge for MasterChef Italia. MasterChefWiki Explore MainPage Discuss AllPages Community InteractiveMaps RecentBlogPosts About Judges GordonRamsay AarónSánchez JoeBastianich GrahamElliot ChristinaTosi DaphneOz AlvinLeung ClaudioAprile MichaelBonacini GaryMehigan Contestants AbouttheShow TheShow Versions US]] Canada]] Australia]] SouthAfrica]] Thailand]] Episodes Gameplay SkillsTest MysteryBox EliminationTest TeamChallenge TagTeamChallenge PressureTest Reinstation Season12 Judges GordonRamsay AarónSánchez JoeBastianich Contestants Community Recentblogposts FANDOM Games Anime Movies TV Video Wikis ExploreWikis CommunityCentral StartaWiki Register Don'thaveanaccount? SignIn Advertisement in: AtoZ,Judges,MasterChefU.S.,MasterChefU.S.Judges JoeBastianich Viewsource History Talk(0) watch 01:38 ThorLoveandThunder-TheLoop Doyoulikethisvideo? PlaySound   “ ThehallmarksofaMasterChefareelegance,sophistication,andfinesse. ” JoeBastianich GeneralInformation Name JosephBastianich Age 51 Hometown Astoria,NY Resides NewYork,NY Occupation RestaurateurWinemakerGuitarist Season 1-5;9-present(MasterChef)1-3;6(MasterChefJunior) Joseph"Joe"Bastianich(bornSeptember17,1968)isajudgeforMasterChefandMasterChefJunior,whilebeingaformerjudgeforMasterChefItalia. Contents 1Biography 2Career 2.1Television 2.2Controversy 3Personality 4Quotes 5ExternalLinks Biography HewasborntoLidiaandFeliceBastianichinNewYork.Hewasraisedworkinginhisparent'srestraintFelidiainManhattan,NewYork.HeattendedFordhamPreparatorySchool,beforegoingtoBostonCollege,wherehestudiedfinance.Heisalsoanrestaurateur,andco-ownsrestaurantsinNewYork,LosAngeles,LasVegas,SingaporeandHongKong. Career AfterspendingayearonWallStreetasabondtrader,hegaveuphisnewlylaunchedcareerandventuredintothefoodindustry.HetookanextendedtriptoItaly.In1993,heopenedBecco(Italianfor"peck,nibble,savor"),anItalianrestaurantwithhismother,LidiaBastianich.HethenpartneredwithMarioBatalitoopenBabboRistoranteeEnoteca,anItalianrestaurantthatgainedtheprestigiousthreestarsfromTheNewYorkTimes,thefirstItalianrestauranttogaintheawardin40years.BabboalsohasearnedoneMichelinstar.[citationneeded]TogethertheyopenedsevenmorerestaurantsinNewYork:Lupa,Esca,CasaMono,BarJamon,Otto,DelPosto,andEataly(anItalianmarketplace).In2010,DelPostoreceivedafourstarreviewfromTheNewYorkTimes,oneofonlyfiverestaurantsinNewYorktowinthataward.Theirculinaryempirehasexpandedto10restaurantsinNewYork,fourrestaurantsinLasVegas,threerestaurantsinLosAngeles,tworestaurantsinSingapore,oneItalianmarketinChicago,oneItalianmarketinBoston,andtworestaurantsinHongKong. Bastianichhasco-authoredtwoaward-winningbooksonItalianwine,andhismemoir,RestaurantMan,becameaNewYorkTimesBestSellerwithinaweekofitsreleaseinMay2012. Television BastianichwasajudgeontheAmericanMasterChefseriesbroadcastbyFoxuntilittooktoomuchofhistime,andMasterChefJunioruntilhewasreplacedonbothseriesbyChristinaTosiinthespringof2015afterheexitedthefranchiseinNovember2014.However,heeventuallyreturnedtotemporarilyjudgeSeason6ofMasterChefJunioronMarch2,2018andhasreturnedtothejudgingpanelasafull-timejudgeonMasterChefsinceseason9,whichdebutedinJune2018.HewasalsoajudgeontheItalianversionoftheprogram.MasterChefItaliashownonSkyUnoforitsfirst8seasons.InMay2019,BastianichannouncedhisdeparturefromMasterChefItaliainordertodedicatehimselftohispassionformusic.Inmid-Septemberofthesameyear,Bastianichreleasedhisfirstalbum,titled"AkaJoe".InlateJanuary2020,hewillstarinamusicalconcerttouraroundItaly,featuringhis"NewYorkStories"album. HehasalsogueststarredasaguestjudgeonMasterChefCanadaonSeason1,Episode14. Heco-starredalongsideTimLoveintheAmericanrealityshowRestaurantStartuponCNBC,forwhichheistheexecutiveproduceralongwithShineAmerica. Bastianichalsomadeaspecialappearanceinthe2015televisionfilmAnAmericanGirl:GraceStirsUpSuccessasajudgeinafictionalseasonofMasterChefJunior.FromMarch22,2016,hepresented,withGuidoMedaandDavideValsecchi,thefirsteditionofTopGearItalia.HewillalsoserveasajudgeonthejudgingpanelofItalia'sGotTalentandFamilyFoodFightItalia,airingonSkyUnointhespringof2020. Controversy InanepisodeofMasterChefItaliawhichcametotheattentionoftheU.S.mediainJanuary2018,BastianichmakesseveralremarksaboutChinesemenwhilemakingsexuallysuggestivecommentstowomengivinghimamanicureandpedicureatabeautysaloninMilan'sChinatown.HeasksthewomeniftheyhaveeverhadItalianboyfriendsandremarksthatChinesemenare"inadequate"incertainsituations.WhenaskedbytheblogGrubStreetforcomment,Bastianichissuedanapology: “ ThiswasascriptedsegmentshotinaMilannailsalonthatI'vegonetoregularly.Iknowthewomen,andweweregiventhequestionstodiscussinadvance.Thatsaid,it'sclearthatsomeofwhatIsaidwasinpoortasteandnotreflectiveofmyviews.I'msorryIsaidthosethings. ” Personality Joecanbebestdescribedasstrict,harsh,stoic,andintimidating. Hehasasternface,anddoesn'tshowalotofemotion.Whilecritiquing,hewouldoftenspeakhismindinastraightforwardandbluntmanner,tothepointofappearingrude.Heholdsveryhighstandardsandwouldbeirritatedbycookswhomakesimplemistakes.Healsohaszerotoleranceforarrogance.However,therearemultiplequestionablemomentswherehecanbeconsideredtoberudeandarroganthimself,especiallywhencrossesthelinefromcriticizingsomeone'sfoodtoeitherthrowingacook'sfoodinthetrash(acommongagfoundinSeason1toSeason5)ordownrightinsultingthecookevenfurther.Despitethis,hewantstomakesurethatallcontestantsalwaystakethecompetitionseriously. However,sinceSeason9onward,heisshowntobemuchmoreencouraging,supportiveandnicertothehomecooks,havingtoneddownhistemperbyanextremelylargemarginfollowinghisabsence.Hestillretainssomeabrasiveandintimatingharshnessfromthefirstfiveseasonsandstillprovidesstrictcriticism,butthey'remeanttobringthebestoutofacookforhimorhertoreboundfromtheirmistakesandperformbetterlateron. Quotes ForJoeBastianich'squotes,gohere ExternalLinks OfficialWebsite JoeBastianichonInstagram:/jbastianich JoeBastianichonTwitter:@jbastianich JoeBastianichonFacebook:/JoeBastianich Categories: AtoZ Judges MasterChefU.S. MasterChefU.S.Judges CommunitycontentisavailableunderCC-BY-SAunlessotherwisenoted. Advertisement FanFeed 1 JoshMarks 2 BowenLi 3 SamanthaDaily UniversalConquestWiki Let'sGoLuna!Wiki Club57Wiki FollowonIG TikTok JoinFanLab