Beta Chef vs Alpha Chef vs Sigma Chef

It is very clear from their personalities on MasterChef, why Joe Bastianich is just a wine-maker, Gordon Ramsay is one of the most famous chefs on the planet, while Marco Pierre White is Gordon's teacher.

[Fishpasta]

The Beta: A pretend chef who frankly doesn't know what he is on about, looks to the Alpha for guidance.
The Alpha: An actual chef with experience who teaches as he criticizes, has no time for the Beta.
The Sigma: Taught the Alpha and and is the nightmare of Alphas and Betas everywhere. Can project the entire rage of the Alpha with a single look.

[mtjanglefins]

Marco is the only chef who allowed Gordon Ramsey to make himself cry.

[ICWEINER]

Beta: scared of fire
Alpha: puts out fires
Sigma: wants 4 kingfish

[mynamesnotrick]

How generous of you to call Joe a chef

[Angtony]

alpha chef: mantain michelin star
sigma chef: return michelin star to michelin cause it's just not worth it

[Validifyed]

Calling Joe a chef at all is a massive compliment.

[MrTVx]

Beta chef: Throws tantrum because he wants people to be scared. (They aren't)
Alpha chef: When he gets angry and people are scared.
Sigma chef: People are scared even when he is calm.

[Nick_C]

Joe: Peasant
Gordon: King
Marco: Emperor

[anneominous]

Marco is the only man alive that I genuinely fear I might accidentally call 'Dad' if I met him.

[TheRealKwisty]

The fact that Marco makes sure to remind the contestant that these things happen and not to give up, telling them that he himself made so many mistakes when starting off more than anyone else, should already tell you why he’s an Sigma.

[PhantomSavage]

Marco also grew up in old style European kitchens where the head chef could practically beat and berate out-of-line kitchen workers like slaves, so the fact Marco manages to maintain such calmness in the face of utter stupidity is a real testament to his class.

[levelmuslim]

beta chef: wants to be respected
alpha chef: wants perfection
sigma chef: wants 4 kingfish

[spicenug]

NGL I'd watch a series of Marco and Gordon going on a road trip tasting foods from different restaurants and discussing it with each other.

[wiltmarlonelao]

Beta: throws a fit and nobody’s impressed or threatened

Alpha: eloquently expresses disapproval and people feel remorseful, promising to do better next time.

Sigma: quietness is directly correlated to how much fear you are feeling. The stare alone is enough to make you want to turn your life around.

[TimothyBoersma]

Marco had a great moment on Masterchef when he asked a contestant who had visibly underperformed: ''If you gave that to your mother ... would she be happy''. No shouting, no swearing, just a way of directly telling the contestant he underperformed and wanted to make him realise that.

[PhantomFilmAustralia]

What makes Marco the best is that he achieved his "3-Michelin Stars" and "5-Red Forks & Knives"— the pinnacle of culinary excellence, and then just walked away. He said that he had achieved the highest level of distinction, yet didn't want to waste his life in maintaining that level, and further, to be judged by people who know less about the culinary industry than he.
Boss Level—>MAX

[PeterMasalski]

Marco is the only man who made Gordon Ramsay cry..

My apologies, he made himself cry. I mean

[arandombard]

Older Marco is like a cuddly grandpa compared to his younger self. It's like he went through some self-reflection and has decided that yelling wasn't working and that he needs to be more direct and precise with his feedback. Or he realized that he was 10 times more terrifying when he was quiet.

[schweitzer-man]

Joe's reactions a lot of times seem like he's playing it up, like he's hoping a producer will notice him and say, "He'd be a great host for a reality series" and then he'd be able to escape under Gordon's shadow

[mash]

I've never understood the need for cruelty on these shows. Marco, even when he is brutally honest, keeps his composure.