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Floyd Cardoz
Floyd Cardoz in 2011
Born(1960-10-02)October 2, 1960
Mumbai, India
DiedMarch 25, 2020(2020-03-25) (aged 59)
Mountainside Medical Center, Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Culinary career
Cooking styleIndian

Floyd Cardoz (October 2, 1960 – March 25, 2020) was an Indian-born American chef. He was born in Mumbai. He is noted for his respective ownership and executive chef tenures at the New York City eateries Paowalla and Tabla, as well as his victory on Top Chef Masters in 2011.[1] His New York restaurants were known for food melding Indian flavours and spices with western cuisine techniques.[2]

Cardoz was also a partner in Bombay Sweet Shop, O Pedro, and The Bombay Canteen in India at the time of his death. He began his training in his native Mumbai before moving to Switzerland, furthering his French, Italian and Indian culinary skills before moving on to New York City.[2] In Manhattan Cardoz cooked under famed chef Gray Kunz at the celebrated restaurant Lespinasse before going on to open his own dining establishments.[3]

Cardoz was a four-time James Beard Award nominee and the author of two cookbooks.[2] In 2008 he launched a line of entrees with the online grocery home delivery company FreshDirect.[4] Cardoz served as a culinary consultant to the 2014 feature film The Hundred Foot Journey, in whose storyline French and Indian cuisines fuse.[5]

Death

Cardoz died from COVID-19 on March 25, 2020, at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, New Jersey, at the age of 59.[6] He had been hospitalized for a week after travelling from Mumbai to New York through Frankfurt on March 8, falling sick and testing positive for the virus.[2]

Cardoz and his wife and business partner, Barkha,[2] have two sons, Justin and Peter.[7]

References

  1. ^ Moskin, Julia (March 25, 2020). "Floyd Cardoz, 59, Dies; Gave American Fine Dining an Indian Flavor". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Celebrity chef Floyd Cardoz, winner of Top Chef Masters, dies of coronavirus complications". CBC News. The Associated Press. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Crowley, Chris (March 6, 2020). "Legendary Chef Gray Kunz Has Died". Grub Street.
  4. ^ "'Top Chef' winner Floyd Cardoz dies at 59 of coronavirus complications". www.wabi.tv.
  5. ^ Harris, Jenn (August 6, 2014). "Chef in 'Hundred-Foot Journey' serves up a feast for the eyes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Brekke Fletcher; Marnie Hunter. "'Top Chef Masters' winner Floyd Cardoz dies after coronavirus diagnosis". CNN.
  7. ^ Grossman, Eric. "Floyd Cardoz, an influential and gregarious New York-based chef, has died at 59 due to the coronavirus". MarketWatch. Retrieved March 27, 2020.


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