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The Waldorf Astoria Hotel has always been known as the Host to the World. As a way to cater to the dietary needs of guests of our original hotel, a special menu was created to appease the appetites of certain guests and children.

Various head shots of Pastry Chef, Willy Ritz.

An exterior view of the Inagiku Japanese restaurant from 49th Street. Inagiku was one of the Waldorf Astoria's most famous restaurants for a nearly a decade.

These photographs were created for the digital archive file for Peter Betz and show Peter during various moments throughout his historic career as the Executive Sous Chef of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

A collection of images of Executive Chef John Doherty and his team between the years of 1985 and 2009.

In 1961, Eugene Scanlan was appointed the Executive Chef of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Mr. Scanlan was the first native born American to ever be appointed as the Executive Chef of a major American hotel kitchen; a position that had previously only…

These photos show Executive Chef David Garcelon throughout various moments during his career at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

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…