Mr. William S. Bloxsom-Carter is the Executive Chef and Director of Food and Beverage at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, California. He has been creating extraordinary food and exclusive wine offerings for Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion parties for over 24 years.

His passion for pairing food flavors with wines, both unique varietals as well as the classics, is paramount to the guests’ enjoyment at the Playboy Mansion. To foster the food/wine relationship, Chef Carter serves as a professional judge at numerous wine competitions throughout California yearly. The take-away knowledge from each competition provides him with guidance for future wine buying decisions. In turn, featured wines are exposed to the nearly 100,000 guests that visit the Playboy Mansion each year.

Chef Carter features food products purchased directly from farmers and ranchers throughout the United States. Working with the farming and ranching communities, he places great importance on “best practices” for all food products served to Playboy’s international clientele.

He recently completed intense studies with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company focusing on their Gold Standards of Hospitality Service to further enhance the hospitality experience to all guests attending corporate and charity events at the Playboy Mansion.

In addition to his responsibilities for Playboy Enterprises, Chef Carter has prepared numerous winery dinners in Paso Robles and the Santa Ynez Valley as well as special events for high-profile clients, focusing on the importance of food and wine pairings and extraordinary hospitality service. Additionally, Chef Carter is a recurring featured guest on numerous radio shows syndicated nationwide describing and promoting California wines and foods.

At the Playboy Mansion, Chef Carter has developed an internship/externship program with culinary schools across the country. The program has garnered a national reputation as the preeminent host facility for students.

Chef Carter participates in charity events and lends his expertise to the culinary arts program at Pacifica High School in the Oxnard Unified School District in California. Additionally, he is has been active in fundraising efforts for the Oak Park Unified School District and Caregiver’s of Ventura County.