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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…

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 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 article discusses the history of (the then) modern cooking techniques and the development of the modern chef, who is both in part a scientist as well as an artist. Munsey's Magazine is credited with being the first mass-market magazine that was…