Floyd Cardoz made it the old-fashioned way, from a time when standalone restaurants in India meant mostly dhabas, and the idea of serving food for a living was looked down upon The loss of Floyd Cardoz to the coronavirus deprives India of its most famous and influential 21st century culinary ambassador.
Just 59 years old, the highly skilled and ceaselessly innovative chef epitomized the contemporary rise of globally significant fine dining rooted in the food of the subcontinent.
He was an impressive path-breaker in New York as well as his hometown, Mumbai. Besides his beloved wife, two sons, his mother and five siblings, he leaves behind countless young chefs and restaurateurs whom he mentored and inspired across nearly four decades in the