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The Waldorf Astoria New York is a luxury hotel and condominium residence in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, United States.The structure, at 301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, is a 47-story, 625 ft (191 m) Art Deco landmark designed by architects Schultze and Weaver and completed in 1931.
The Waldorf-Astoria originated as two hotels, built side by side by feuding relatives, on Fifth Avenue in New York, New York, United States. Built in 1893 and expanded in 1897, the hotels were razed in 1929 to make way for construction of the Empire State Building. Their successor, the current Waldorf Astoria New York, was built on Park Avenue ...
Oscar Tschirky (1866 – November 6, 1950) was a Swiss-American restaurateur who was maître d'hôtel of Delmonico's Restaurant and subsequently the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, New York, United States. He was widely known as "Oscar of the Waldorf" and published a large cookbook. [1]
Waldorf Astoria, New York Opening spring 2025 The 375-room Waldorf Astoria New York will re-open in spring after a top-to-toe renovation (Noë & Associates Courtesy The Boundary)
Speaking of historic—after an astonishing eight-year closure and gut renovation, the Waldorf Astoria New York is back and better than ever with a new vision of 21st-century luxury. The hotel ...
John Doherty (born c. 1958 [1]) is a prominent chef, who served as the executive chef of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City for 23 years, leaving in 2009. [2] He had served at the Waldorf for an entirety of 30 years, [2] and became executive chef of the Waldorf in 1985 at the age of 27, the youngest person ever to be named to the position. [1]
The Waldorf Astoria New York Hotel. Philippe was born in London in 1910, [1] the son of a chef, and was trained at the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris. By age 20, he had settled in the United States and was an assistant to the Waldorf's Oscar Tschirky. Upon Oscar's retirement in 1943, Philippe stepped into this position as Maître d'hôtel. [2]
Waldorf System, Incorporated was the first lunchroom chain in New England, founded by Harry Seymour Kelsey in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1903. It was named after the Waldorf Hotel in New York City. [ 1 ]