from 1969 to 1979, Arno Schmidt was the executive chef of a hotel located in which neighborhood in New York ?
Arno Schmidt (chef) Arno Schmidt (born c. 1935 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.
Quo Vadis (New York restaurant) Quo Vadis was a fashionable restaurant in New York City located at 26 East 63rd Street near the corner with Madison Avenue. It operated from 1946 until 1984. "W" magazine referred to it in 1972, as one of ""Les Six", the last bastions of grand luxe dining in New York." The other five named were La Grenouille, La Caravelle, La Côte Basque, Lafayette, and Lutèce; of these, only La Grenouille remains open.