Who is Chef Floyd Cardoz Wife? Barkha Cardoz Wiki, Age, Sons, Net Worth, Height and Instagram
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Barkha Cardoz Biography – Barkha Cardoz Wiki
Barkha Cardoz is the wife and business partner of the late Chef Floyd Cardoz who reportedly died from complications relating to COVID-19. He died on March 25, 2020, while in hospital. He had checked himself into a hospital in New York City shortly after his coming back from India on March 8, 2020, with fever-like symptoms.
He was born in Bombay, India, and he then moved to New York City to work in restaurant kitchens. In the year 1997, he made a partnership with famed restaurateur Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group to open the contemporary Indian restaurant Tabla, which rapidly grew to become an iconic Manhattan establishment, earning three stars from the New York Times. He subsequently opened North End Grill, Paowalla and Bombay Bread Bar in the city. He most recently opened The Bombay Canteen and Bombay Sweet Shop in Mumbai, India.
“Good food is not only about how it looks on the plate,” he told PEOPLE in 2015 of his passion for the hospitality industry. “It’s about how good it makes the person eating it feel.”
He also participated in a competition on Bravo’s Top Chef Masters season three in 2011, taking home the top prize.
Barkha Cardoz Age
Her exact age is not known however her husband Chef Floyd Cardoz died at the age of 59 years on March 25, 2020.
Barkha Cardoz Husband
She was married to her husband Chef Floyd Cardoz until his time of death on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, after succumbing to complications relating to Covid 19. She was also her husband’s business partner. The couple who eventually got married met at the hospitality school in India.
Barkha Cardoz Sons
Together with her late husband they had two sons together named Peter Cardoz who is 27 years and Justin Cardoz who is 22 years old.
Chef Floyd Cardoz Death
Her husband Chef Floyd Cardoz died at Mountainside Medical Center in New Jersey as a result of complications from coronavirus, a spokesperson for his Hunger Inc. Hospitality Group confirms to PEOPLE. He was 59 years old at the time of his demise.
The winner at the Top Chef Masters was first admitted to the hospital with a fever last Wednesday, March 18, 2020, and he subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.
His fans, fellow contestants and colleagues posted a number of messages where they paid tribute to the departed chef in various social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram.
Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi wrote a touching tribute on Instagram. “Floyd made us all so proud. Nobody who lived in NY in the early aughts could forget how delicious and packed Tabla always was. He had an impish smile, an innate need to make those around him happy, and a delicious touch,” she said. “This is a huge loss, not only for the professional food world but for the Indians everywhere.”
Barkha Cardoz Net Worth
Barkha Cardoz’s net worth is being updated.
Barkha Cardoz Instagram
Her Instagram account is set to private.