William LeBlond is editorial director of cookbooks at Chronicle Books, Bill LeBlond is responsible for the twenty cookbooks Chronicle Books publishes each year. The first cookbook he edited was James McNair's Cold Pasta, which launched McNair's best-selling and much-imitated cookbook series. Chronicle cookbooks are famous for their outstanding design, photography, and production values. These beautiful books are written by some of the best food writers in the country. Bill has had the privilege of working with such outstanding authors as Flo Braker, Georgeanne Brennan, Joyce Goldstein, Diane Morgan, Antonia Allegra, Michael Chiarello, and Colman Andrews.
Bill's cookbooks have been nominated for, and won, many IACP and James Beard
Foundation cookbook awards.