We love you, Floyd
a selection of tributes from chefs, writers, and friends around the world
“Floyd Cardoz Showed How to Honor a Cuisine by Bending It”
— by Pete Wells, The New York Times
“Floyd Cardoz, 59, Dies; Gave American Fine Dining an Indian Flavor”
— by Julia Moskin, The New York Times
“How Floyd Cardoz’s Genre-Crossing Talents Built a Better NYC Dining Scene”
— by Ryan Sutton, Eater
“Chef Floyd Cardoz Relished Life, and Carried His Excellence With Ease”
— by Jeff Gordiner, Esquire
“Indian dining in America would not look like what it does today without Floyd Cardoz”
— by Priya Krishna, Vogue India
“In Memoriam: Chef Floyd Cardoz’s legacy transcends his restaurants & awards”
— by Sona Bahadur, Lifestyle Asia
“'Don't cook to be cool or cute': Floyd Cardoz in one of his last interviews”
— by Pankti Mehta Kadakiam Forbes India
“Remembering my Friend and Favorite Chef, Floyd Cardoz”
— by Jacqueline Raposo, Plate Magazine
“Floyd Cardoz Was My Competition. But He Was Also My Muse”
— by Meherwan Irani, Bon Appetit
“Remembering Floyd Cardoz with Chandra Ram”
— by Andrew Friedman, Andrew Talks to Chefs
“When you do something good for people, it's not because you want something good to come out of it. You do it for the goodness of your heart and soul, what your parents teach you to do… I believe that if everybody does their part, this would be a better place to live in.”
— Floyd Cardoz in Plate Magazine, read by Barkha Cardoz at his memorial service
“Honoring Floyd Cardoz”
— by David Chang, The Dave Chang Show
“Floyd Cardoz: The Final Wave”
— by Vir Sanghhvi, Hindustan Times
“Floyd Cardoz's Business Partner Remembers Late Chef As a 'Father-Figure' in Touching Tribute”
— by Anna Calderone, People
“‘My Heart Is Just Broken’: Culinary World Reacts to Death of Floyd Cardoz”
— by Sonia Chopra and Tanay Warerkar, Eater
“Remembering Floyd Cardoz”
— by Virginia Citrano, MyVerona NJ
“Chef Cardoz’s Living Legacy in the Triangle”
— by Bobby McFarland, Raleigh Magazine
“A legend is gone: Chefs pay tribute to Floyd Cardoz”
— by Shara Ahraf Prayah, Hindustan Times
“What Floyd Cardoz meant to the South Asian culinary world”
— by Mansee Khurana, NBC News