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Louis Szathmary (born Lajos Istvan Szathmáry II June 2 1919 – October 4 1996) was a Hungarian-American chef writer and public personality. A pioneering force in the food service profession he is best known for heading the Bakery Restaurant and writing the New York Times bestseller The Chef’s Secret Cookbook. Szathmary’s involvement with the early frozen food industry his numerous cookbooks and articles and his persona established him as an icon in the culinary arts industry.