What is Floyd Cardoz?
[[File:Floyd Cardoz demonstrating Indian cuisine (cropped).jpg|thumb|Floyd Cardoz in 2011]] '''Floyd Cardoz''' (October 2, 1960 – March 25, 2020) was an [[India]]n-[[Americans|American]] chef. He was born in [[Mumbai]]. He was well known for his ownership and executives at his [[New York City]] in Poowalla and Tabla restaurants and his victory over ''[[Top Chef Masters]]'' in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/dining/floyd-cardoz-dead-coronavirus.html|title=Floyd Cardoz, 59, Dies; Gave American Fine Dining an Indian Flavor|first=Julia|last=Moskin|newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> == Death == Cardoz died of a [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] infection on March 25, 2020, at [[Mountainside Hospital]] in [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], [[New Jersey]], at the age of 59.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/floyd-cardoz-chef-obit-coronavirus/index.html|title='Top Chef Masters' winner Floyd Cardoz dies after coronavirus diagnosis|author1=Brekke Fletcher |author2= Marnie Hunter|website=CNN}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardoz, Floyd}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American chefs]] [[Category:Indian businesspeople]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]] [[Category:Restaurateurs]] [[Category:Reality show winners]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]] [[Category:People from Mumbai]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey]]