'Top Chef Masters' winner Floyd Cardoz dies from coronavirus complications at 59

A statement released by his company says the restaurateur died Wednesday. He was admitted a week ago to a New Jersey medical center with a fever and subsequently tested positive for the virus.|
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A “Top Chef Masters” winner and beloved restaurateur, Floyd Cardoz, has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 59.

A statement released by his company says Cardoz died Wednesday. He was admitted a week ago to Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, New Jersey, with a fever and subsequently tested positive for the virus.

The chef won season three of Bravo's “Top Chef Masters” in 2011. He was a partner in three restaurants in his native Mumbai. In addition, he and famed restaurateur Danny Meyer operated the popular Manhattan eatery Tabla in the early 2000s. It closed in 2010.

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