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CHEF SUCCUMBS. Chef Floyd Cardoz is seen at The Hundred-Foot Journey premiere in New York, in this August 4, 2014 file photo. Cardoz, who competed on "Top Chef," won "Top Chef Masters," and operated successful restaurants in both India and New York, has died of complications from the coronavirus, according to his company. He was 59 years old. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

 

From The Asian Reporter, V30, #05 (April 6, 2020), page 11.

Chef Floyd Cardoz dies at age 59 of coronavirus complications

By Leanne Italie

The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Chef Floyd Cardoz, who competed on "Top Chef," won "Top Chef Masters," and operated successful restaurants in both India and New York, died March 25, 2020 of complications from the coronavirus, his company said in a statement. He was 59 years old.

Cardoz had travelled from Mumbai to New York through Frankfurt, Germany, on March 8. He was admitted to Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, New Jersey, with a fever and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, the statement said.

The committed advocate of making the food industry more sustainable began his hospitality training in his native Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. He later moved to Switzerland, where he honed his skills in French, Italian, and Indian cuisine before moving on to the kitchens of New York City.

He was a partner in Bombay Sweet Shop, O Pedro, and The Bombay Canteen in India at the time of his death.

An Indian American, he partnered with famed restaurateur Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group to open Tabla in 1997. The Manhattan spot was praised by critics. It closed in 2010.

Cardoz’s death was mourned by famous friends in both the restaurant and television industries.

"Love you so much @floydcardoz," Meyer tweeted, calling him a "beautiful human being."

The two worked together for 17 years. At Tabla, they celebrated Cardoz’s new Indian cuisine that melded the sensual flavors and spices of his homeland with western techniques.

Padma Lakshmi, host of the Bravo cooking competition series "Top Chef," praised the success of Tabla and offered condolences to Cardoz’s loved ones, including his wife and business partner, Barkha.

"He had an impish smile, an innate need to make those around him happy, and a delicious touch," Lakshmi tweeted.

The Twitter account for "Top Chef" offered condolences and called Cardoz an "inspiration to chefs around the world."

In 2011, Cardoz competed in and won Season 3 of "Top Chef Masters." He used his $110,000 in winnings to support the Young Scientist Cancer Research Fund at New York’s Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

The now-independent foundation, referred to as the Young Scientist Foundation, enables high school and college students to work alongside accomplished researchers to develop new treatments for diseases, according to a spokesperson for Cardoz’s company. It was a central focus of his charity work.

In addition to Tabla, Cardoz and Meyer partnered in 2012 on North End Grill, a Battery Park City staple that was a downtown Manhattan favorite until its closing in 2018. In addition to his work with Meyer, Cardoz partnered with Sameer Seth and Yash Bhanage in Hunger Inc. Hospitality starting in 2015.

Cardoz was a four-time James Beard Award nominee. He was the author of two cookbooks, Once Spice, Two Spice and Flavorwalla. In 2008, he launched a line of ready-to-cook entrees in collaboration with the online grocer Fresh Direct.

 

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