The Real Reason Joe Bastianich Left MasterChef

If you have been a fan of Fox’s MasterChef since its inception, you will be familiar with Joe Bastianich. He was a judge on the popular reality cooking show for its first five seasons and helped make the show a success.

However, we all know now that the celebrity chef is no longer part of the show. Besides being a television personality, Bastianich is also a renowned restauranteur who owns restaurants in four countries.

Being a global restauranteur doesn’t give you much time for TV, but is that the reason why Joe Bastianich left MasterChef? A 2014 Facebook post gives the answer to that question.

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[MashedFood]

Do you miss seeing Joe Bastianich on MasterChef?

[ihaveaplan.ijustneedmoney.]

Real reason:
Masterchef producers are sick of making budget for new ceramic plates to replace the ones he keeps throwing in the trash

[bertoman]

Compared to GR, Joe literally shames his contestants over and over again ending with throwing their dishes in the bin, unlike GR where he would quietly spit on your face and simply walk away but youd still learn from him either way.

[ninetailsgaming]

I just thought that the crew finally realized that joe doesn’t actually cook

[sabrinaabreu]

Joe didn’t give constructive feedback or criticism...he straight up humiliated the contestants. Gordon is 10x more known and a TRUE professional chef and tho he is known for his outburst NOT ONCE did he not give a feedback that was truly needed for the contestant to do better even as he yelled ...
Gordon: this plate is a disaster
Joe: YOUR a disaster
See the difference ?

[joemcnamara]

Joe really had no business as a judge on the show. He was sarcastic, condescending, and was very difficult to watch him judge. Put simply, I was always embarrassed when he judged, because he was totally unprofessional . It felt like he was more interested in bringing the contestants down, than supporting them. He needs to accept the fact that he will never be on the same level as his mother, lydia, . I remember seeing him as a young guy on Lydia's show, and he was really nice. So...What happened to him? really sad. I hope one day he will be able to cook in a humble manner, instead of arrogantly trying to prove himself.

[christopherballero]

Pretty sure that the primary reason Joe got most of his culinary jobs was because of his mother

[ShaDHP]

He's a business man, not a chef. That's why he never belonged there on Masterchef.

[jeffward]

I think he may have known more on the business side but he always commented like he was a four-star Michelin chef

[YuToobVideos]

When I got fired from McDonald's as a teen, I told everyone that "I wanted to spend more time with my family"😂

[asfsqfiaheai]

Honestly I always rolled my eyes with Joe because he’s not a chef, he just owns restaurants. Not the same thing.

[bobbyorozco]

As much as I hated Joe, I think that the original three judges really balanced each other out !

[sabastiantaylor]

I never liked him. The way he interacts with people is unnecessary. Not only is he unlikeable others have replaced him successfully. He added nothing to the show. Format was better without him.

[xtreame]

Johnny Sins is way a better person than he his.

[ScenicNsanity]

Honestly you could tell Ramsay was getting tired of him even a couple season ago. When Ramsay critiques them usually he gives feedback on why it didn't work and how it could have been better. Joe just tells them they're shit and that's about it.

[sofiae]

I was always confused why he was a judge on masterchef, since he’s not an actual chef

[abingeorge]

@0:29 Joe: ...this is disgusting...this is not how you should work in restaurants

Also Joe: lying on top of a prep station

[fulfillment]

The real reason is that they ran out of plates for him to break.

[mr]

whenever somebody resigns to spend more time with their family.... never the case, they got fired.

[theshowoflife]

He said he wanted to spend more time with his kids and forcus on his business, yet he was a judge on another show. So my real question is why did he really leave?