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This file is the fifth 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 sixth and final 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…

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…

Captain Themis Sackos and Executive Chef Arno Schmidt present the Beluga Caviar, Dom Peringnon Champagne, Pheasant with Wild Rice and hot apple Charlotte dessert which was served to over 700 guests in the Grand Ballroom in honor of the premier of…

Photos of Arno Schmidt during his time as Executive Chef of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

Obtained from his auto-biography "Peeking Behind the Wallpaper", this photograph shows Arno Schmidt as a young man in the early days of his career as a Chef in Europe.

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.