Waldy Malouf is a chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author based in New York and Connecticut.

He is the author of The Hudson River Valley Cookbook, which was nominated for a Julia Child Cookbook Award from the IACP and was named one of year’s ten best by the New York Times in 1995. Waldy’s second book, written with Melissa Clark, is High Heat: Grilling and Roasting Year-Round with Master Chef Waldy Malouf.

Waldy has developed a cuisine that presents the culinary riches of New York State's Hudson River Valley, a subject he explored in his first book. He owns three restaurants, Beacon Restaurant and Bar in midtown Manhattan, Beacon Restaurant and Bar in Stamford, Connecticut, and Waldy’s Wood Fired Pizza & Penne.

He also owns Waldy Malouf Hospitality Concepts, Inc., a consulting company that specializes in developing and managing  food and beverage operations. 

Waldy graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1975 and then went on to cook in many of the best restaurants in New York City and environs. His professional experience includes affiliations with The Four Seasons, La Côte Basque, the St. Regis Hotel, La Cremaillere in Banksville, New York, the Hudson River Club, and The Rainbow Room—where he earned three stars from the New York Times.

He has been a participating chef for Share Our Strength/Taste of the Nation for a number of years, and has served on the board of the American Institute of Wine and Food, New York chapter. He also supports other hunger-relief organizations, including God's Love We Deliver; CityMeals-on-Wheels; and Green Chimneys. He has spoken on the topic of the future of sustainable cuisine at The Joe Baum Forum on the Future at The Culinary Institute of America.

On behalf of the New York State Department of Economic Development and the New York Wine and Grape Foundation, he has travelled to the farms, wine-growing regions, cooking schools, and restaurants in England, Spain, Italy, and the Sonoma Valley in California.

Waldy and his family live in Connecticut. His website is www.waldymalouf.com.