Waldy Malouf, formerly the executive chef at the Rainbow Room in New York and now the esteemed chef/owner of Beacon in New York, is a widely cited authority on meat and game cookery and one of the country's most esteemed chefs. Malouf was nominated for the prestigious IACP Cookbook Award in 1995. He has won numerous awards and regularly participates in cooking classes and charity events. Malouf was named a Great Chef of New York by the James Beard Foundation, and in 1996 he was one of five distinguished alumni honored at the Culinary Institute of America Golden Anniversary Gala.
