Floyd Cardoz
Floyd Cardoz | |
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Born | Mumbai, India | October 2, 1960
Died | March 25, 2020 | (aged 59)
Culinary career | |
Cooking style | Indian |
Floyd Cardoz (October 2, 1960 – March 25, 2020) was an Indian-American chef. He was born in Mumbai. He owned the New York City eatery Paowalla and was executive chef at Tabla, as well as victor on Top Chef Masters Season 3 in 2011.[1] His New York restaurants were known for food melding Indian flavours and spices with western cuisine.[2]
Education and career
After attending culinary school in
Awards and honors
Cardoz was a four-time
Personal life and death
Cardoz and his wife and business partner, Barkha,[2] had two sons, Justin and Peter.[8] Cardoz died from
Legacy
Cardoz has been called the "godfather of modern Indian cuisine."[10] He was the first chef born and raised in India to lead the kitchen at a prominent New York City restaurant.[11]
New York-based food writer Priya Krishna wrote, "That Indian restaurants get to be high-end and personal and regional and cross-cultural and succeed on a large scale—we can, in large part, thank Floyd Cardoz."[12]
Nearly a year after Cardoz's death,
Books
- Floyd Cardoz: Flavorwalla: Big Flavor. Bold Spices. A New Way to Cook the Foods You Love[14]
- One Spice, Two Spice: American Food, Indian Flavors[15]
References
- ^ Moskin, Julia (March 25, 2020). "Floyd Cardoz, 59, Dies; Gave American Fine Dining an Indian Flavor". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ Crowley, Chris (March 6, 2020). "Legendary Chef Gray Kunz Has Died". Grub Street.
- ^ "Author Floyd Cardoz on Harper Collins".
- ^ "'Top Chef' winner Floyd Cardoz dies at 59 of coronavirus complications". www.wabi.tv. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ Harris, Jenn (August 6, 2014). "Chef in 'Hundred-Foot Journey' serves up a feast for the eyes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "Chef Floyd Cardoz starts catering partnership with Neuman's Kitchen". January 21, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brekke Fletcher; Marnie Hunter (March 25, 2020). "'Top Chef Masters' winner Floyd Cardoz dies after coronavirus diagnosis". CNN.
- ^ Khurana, Mansee (March 27, 2020). "What Floyd Cardoz meant to the South Asian culinary world". NBC News.
- ^ Moskin, Julia (March 25, 2020). "Floyd Cardoz, 59, Dies; Gave American Fine Dining an Indian Flavor". The New York Times.
- ^ Krishna, Priya (March 26, 2020). ""Indian dining in America would not look like what it does today without Floyd Cardoz"". Vogue India.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Curry (feat. Floyd Cardoz) | Basics with Babish 100th Episode. YouTube.
- ISBN 978-1-57965-621-8.
- ISBN 978-1-904573-58-6.