Joe Bastianich

Joe Bastianich

Joe Bastianich (2014)
Born Joseph Bastianich
September 17, 1968
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York
Residence Greenwich, Connecticut, US
Alma mater Boston College (B.A.)
Occupation Restaurateur, winemaker, author, television personality
Television
Parent(s)

Joseph "Joe" Bastianich (born September 17, 1968 in New York City) is an American Restaurateur who, along with partners Lidia Bastianich and Mario Batali, owns thirty successful restaurants worldwide, including Babbo (1 Michelin star) and Del Posto in NYC, Carnevino in Las Vegas, and in 2010, expanded the famed LA eateries Pizzeria and Osteria Mozza to Singapore. Earlier that same year, the trio teamed up with Italian retail pioneer Oscar Farinetti to bring Eataly, the largest artisanal food and wine market in the world to New York, with the Chicago outpost following in 2013.

Family background and personal life

The son of Felice and Lidia Bastianich,[1] Joseph Bastianich was born in Astoria, Queens in 1968.[2] Raised working in his parents Italian restaurant Felidia in Manhattan, he attended Fordham Preparatory School before attending Boston College, where he studied finance.

When Joe is not working the dining room at one of his many restaurants or whipping up new business ventures, he can be found at his home in Greenwich, CT, playing guitar and spending time with his wife, Deanna, and their three children, whom he counts as his greatest achievements to date.

Restaurants

After spending a year on Wall Street, he took an extended trip to Italy. In 1993, he opened Becco (Italian for "peck, nibble, savor") a traditional Italian restaurant with Lidia Bastianich. He then partnered with Mario Batali to open Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, an Italian restaurant that gained the prestigious three stars from the The New York Times,[3] the first Italian restaurant to gain the award in 40 years. Babbo also has one Michelin star. Together they opened seven more restaurants in New York: Lupa, Esca, Casa Mono, Bar Jamon, Otto, Del Posto, and Eataly (an Italian marketplace). In 2010, Del Posto received a four-star review from The New York Times.[4] It is one of only six restaurants in New York with the award. Their culinary empire has expanded to 10 restaurants in New York, 4 restaurants in Las Vegas, 3 restaurants in Los Angeles, 2 restaurants in Singapore, 1 Italian market in Chicago, and two restaurants in Hong Kong.

Books

Joe has co-authored two award winning books on Italian wine, and in its first week of release in May 2012, Joe’s highly anticipated memoir, Restaurant Man, became a New York Times Best Seller. A bold retelling of a life lived steeped in the ever-evolving New York City restaurant scene; Joe brazenly shares the adventures that took him from his family’s first “red sauce joint” in 1970’s Queens, to the renowned culinary empire that is the Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group of today. He has received numerous accolades for his groundbreaking work in the field and in 2008 the James Beard Foundation honored him once again by presenting him and Mario with the much revered Outstanding Restaurateur Award.[5]

Television

He was a judge on the American MasterChef series broadcast by Fox[6] and MasterChef Junior. He is also a judge on the Italian version of the program, MasterChef Italia shown on Sky Uno.

He appears alongside Tim Love in the American reality show Restaurant Startup on CNBC, for which he is the Executive Producer along with Shine America.

References

  1. ↑ "Bastianich, Joseph". Current Biography Yearbook 2011. Ipswich, Massachusetts: H.W. Wilson. 2011. pp. 50–54. ISBN 9780824211219.
  2. ↑ Yi, Christine (2008-10-28). "Passion for Food Adjusts to Fit Passion for Running". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Bruni, Frank (2004-06-09). "Arias From the Kitchen As the Dining Room Rocks". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Sifton, Sam (2010-09-29). "A Modern Italian Master". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ "Chefs Find Winner’s Circle Familiar Turf". The New York Times. 2008-06-11.
  6. ↑ Hinckley, David (2010-07-26). "Sob stories, bad auditions: Gordon Ramsay's new 'MasterChef' is like 'American Idol' for foodies". New York: Daily News.

External links

Restaurants owned or operated by Batali and Bastianich Hospitality Group

Books authored by Joe Bastianich

Television credits