The former master chef of the Indian restaurant Andaz, who recently continued his legacy of Indian restaurants in Gainesville with the opening of Tikka Express in 2019, died Aug. 30 after battling a heart condition.
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By Bayden Armstrong | 8:28pmSmathers 5K participants run through UF campus in Gainesville on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025.
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By Summer Johnston | 1:52pmStoke Barn and Kitchen hosted a four-course farm-to-table dinner on Saturday Oct. 25, 2025, in Haile Plantation.





