Speaker Biographies
BACK TO LIST- Bill LeBlond
Bill LeBlond, Editorial Director of Cookbooks at Chronicle Books, is responsible for the 20 cookbooks Chronicle 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. Bill publishes some of the best food and wine writers in the country and has had the privilege of working with such outstanding writers as Joyce Goldstein, Jeff Morgan, Brian St. Pierre, Antonia Allegra, and Michael Chiarello. His wine books include The Wine Lover's Cookbook, Rose, Napa: The Ultimate Winery Guide, The Art of Decanting, Enoteca, The Perfect Glass of Wine, and the forthcoming, Seasons at the CIA: a Wine Country Year at Greystone, as well as many others. Bill's books have been nominated for, and won, many ICAP and James Beard Foundation awards. Bill is also a frequent speaker on publishing topics.
