Chef Floyd Cardoz dies of coronavirus; Sonam Kapoor, Athiya Shetty express grief

Chef Floyd Cardoz, 59, culinary director of restaurant Bombay Canteen, passed away in New Jersey after testing positive for coronavirus.

Bollywood actors like Sonam Kapoor, Athiya Shetty, Atul Kasbekar, took to ir Twitter handles to pay condolence. 

Had attended a party with 200 people

chef had attended table restaurant's fifth-anniversary celebrations on March 1 where about 200 people were present and had also attended opening of a sweet shop in Byculla area of Mumbai. Reports have stated that restaurant has reached out to all guests who had visited party on March 1. culinary director had landed in India on February 19 before returning back to States on March 8.

Hunger Inc., that owns Bombay Canteen, released a statement recently confirming it:

“Mr. Cardoz (59), currently admitted to a hospital in New York in U.S., tested positive for COVID-19 on March 18, 2020. As a precautionary measure, we have informed Health Department in Mumbai about same. We are also reaching out personally to people who have interacted with him during his visit to India, so y can take necessary medical advice should y indicate any symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath) and/ or self-quarantine. Mr. Cardoz flew back to New York from Mumbai via Frankfurt on March 8, 2020,” it said.