Eric LeBlanc was born in Isle La Motte, Vermont, where at age 13 he began working in a country club. Fueled by his experience in the hospitality industry Eric attended and graduated from the New England Culinary Institute in 2005. With his degree under his belt Eric sought out experience in the kitchens of Chez Henri, Central Kitchen, and Grotto as a line cook. He moved on to Marliave where he was instrumental in the reopening of the restaurant. LeBlanc wanted to travel and subsequently made the move across the country to La Jolla, CA where he worked at Whisk n' Ladle. While in California Eric developed a passion for sourcing local ingredients and in an effort to feed that passion took a Chef position at Milarepa Hotel and Restaurant in Costa Rica. During his time at Milarepa Eric grew produce on the property and hand selected all ingredients, while changing the menu daily. LeBlanc made the move back to Boston where he opened Kitchen and served in the role as the chef de cuisine for a year. When he was offered the chef de cuisine position at Stir Eric knew it was the best chef position in Boston after replacing former Top Chef contestants. He immediately said yes and joined the Stir team in May of 2013 till September of 2014. An opportunity came up to be on ABC’s The Taste and took the challenge to compete on the national level for some of the best chefs in the world. Finished as a Finalist for Team Anthony Bourdain. After completed taping, LeBlanc was tapped to join the Broadway Hospitality Group where he rose to position of Back of House Operations Leader in his five years opening several new restaurants and brands for the group. In January of 2021 Eric LeBlanc joined the Burtons Bar and Grill and Red Heat Restaurant Group as Culinary Director.  When Eric has been able to participate as a chef for the US Open 2011, 2013, 2022. Also competed on the Food Networks Cutthroat Kitchen and Rewrapped, winning both. Eric also competed and won on Blind Kitchen along with placing at numerous local events. Eric LeBlanc resides in the South Shore of Massachusetts with his wife Emily along with daughters Harper and Quinn.