For more than half a century, our namesake brand has been bringing people together around cooking. Williams Sonoma is America’s leader in high-quality cookware and tools, electrics and entertaining essentials. The brand also includes a vast library of cookbooks, along with a specialty food hall that offers distinctive and artisan-crafted items. Our founder, Chuck Williams opened a store in 1956 in Sonoma, California, to sell the French cookware that intrigued him while visiting Europe but that could not be found in America. Chuck’s business, which set a standard for customer service, took off and helped fuel a revolution in American cooking and entertaining that continues today.
