Joseph Bastianich was born on September 17,1968 and is an American restaurateur, winemaker, author, television personality, and musician.
14 Facts About Joe Bastianich
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Joseph Joe Bastianich was born in Astoria, Queens in 1968, to Istrian Italian immigrants Felice and Lidia Joe Bastianich.
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Joe Bastianich's parents were born in Istria and moved to the United States in 1958 during the large Istrian exodus.
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Joe Bastianich's mother has stated that she feels very Italian, but that she relates to her Slavic roots too.
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Joe Bastianich then partnered with Mario Batali to open Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, an Italian restaurant that gained the prestigious three stars from The New York Times, the first Italian restaurant to gain the award in 40 years.
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Joe Bastianich has co-authored two award-winning books on Italian wine, and his memoir, Restaurant Man, became a New York Times Best Seller within a week of its release in May 2012.
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Joe Bastianich was a judge on the American MasterChef series broadcast by Fox until it took too much of his time, and MasterChef Junior until he was replaced on both series by Christina Tosi in the spring of 2015 after he exited the franchise in November 2014.
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Joe Bastianich was a judge on the Italian version of the program.
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In May 2019, Joe Bastianich announced his departure from MasterChef Italia in order to dedicate himself to his passion for music.
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Joe Bastianich has guest starred as a guest judge on MasterChef Canada on Season 1, Episode 14.
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Joe Bastianich co-starred alongside Tim Love and Antonia Lofaso in the American reality show Restaurant Startup on CNBC, for which he is the executive producer along with Endemol Shine North America.
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Joe Bastianich made a special appearance in the 2015 television film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success as a judge in a fictional season of MasterChef Junior.
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Joe Bastianich will serve as a judge on the judging panel of Italia's Got Talent and Family Food Fight Italia, airing on Sky Uno in the spring of 2020.
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Joe Bastianich asks the women if they have ever had Italian boyfriends and remarks that Chinese men are "inadequate" in certain situations.