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On Wednesday October 8th, 2014, the collaborative efforts between the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and the Empire Brewery Co. were celebrated in honor of the newly created beer, the "Waldorf Buzz".

This file is the first installment to the "Notes from a Chef's Diary" series created by Arno Schmidt, Executive Chef of the Waldorf Astoria. This series includes a brief dialogue and exclusive Waldorf Astoria recipe for each month of the year. Happy…

This file is the second installment to the "Notes from a Chef's Diary" series created by Arno Schmidt, Executive Chef of the Waldorf Astoria throughout the 1970s. This series includes a brief dialogue and exclusive Waldorf Astoria recipe for each…

This file is the third installment to the "Notes from a Chef's Diary" series created by Arno Schmidt, Executive Chef of the Waldorf Astoria throughout the 1970s. This series includes a brief dialogue and exclusive Waldorf Astoria recipe for each…

This file is the fourth installment to the "Notes from a Chef's Diary" series created by Arno Schmidt, Executive Chef of the Waldorf Astoria throughout the 1970s. This series includes a brief dialogue and exclusive Waldorf Astoria recipe for each…

The following images were featured in the Waldorf Astoria Magazine from 1971 and show Arno Schmidt with various team members who had all received awards at the National Hotel & Motel Exposition.

Executive Chef Arno Schmidt (center) Sous Chef Kurt Erman (left-center), Assistant Sous Chef John Doherty (right-center) with their Culinary Team in 1976.

The rise of female chefs gained much popularity in the 1970s and Arno Schmidt helped to pave the way for female culinary artists here at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. In this photo are the first female chefs hired under Arno Schmidt's tenure as…