Waldorf Astoria New York
Arno Schmidt (born c. 1931 in Salzburg) is an Austrian chef and food critic and writer. With a background working for hotels such as the Grand Royal Hotel in Stockholm and the Hotel Victoria in Zermatt, Switzerland, arrived in New York City in 1959 and worked for the Regency Hotel before becoming the executive chef of the prestigious Waldorf Astoria New York from 1969 to 1979.