Failed Desi Chef Floyd Cardoz is Top Chef Master

Floyd Cardoz, who was the chef and partner at the failed Indian restaurant Tabla in New York City, is the new Top Chef Master in the third season of Bravo TV Networks competition.

Cardoz’ winning meal included a South Indian favorite Upma, a rice-crusted snapper in a fennel-laced broth and Rendang, an Indonesian beef stew.

“You cooked a meal that was deeply skilled and very, very memorable,” said judge James Oseland, Editor-in-Chief of Saveur magazine (the other judges were food writers Gael Greene and Ruth Reichl).

Floyd Cardoz, who hails from Bombay and Goa, pledged his $100,000 prize to cancer research.

Tabla, where Cardoz worked for a dozen years, was one of those fusion restaurants that served bastardized Indian cuisine. You know stuff like Stone Church Farms Normandy Duck ($28), Elysian Fields Lamb Loin & Short Rib ($32) and Roasted Poulet Rouge Chicken ($26).

Which sane Indian restaurant serves Stone Church Farms Normandy Duck, Elysian Fields Lamb Loin & short Rib and Roasted Poulet Rouge Chicken.

No wonder Tabla failed.

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3 Responses to "Failed Desi Chef Floyd Cardoz is Top Chef Master"

  1. Naveen   June 17, 2011 at 12:47 am

    OT: Review coming in an hour or so…

    SearchIndia.com Responds:

    OK.

    Thanks.

    • Naveen   June 17, 2011 at 3:05 am

      Sent. Please check your email.

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      Reading it.

      • Naveen   June 17, 2011 at 3:37 am

        waiting…

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        Done!

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