Erin Byers Murray

Erin Byers Murray is the Editor in Chief at the Local Palate magazine, which celebrates the food culture of the South. She’s also a food reporter, recipe tester, cookbook editor, and an author who has written four books including "Shucked: Life on a New England Oyster Farm," the James Beard-nominated "The New England Kitchen," and "Grits: A Cultural and Culinary Journey Through the South." She’s currently working on her next cookbook collaboration focusing on the cuisine of the modern-day oyster bar, which will be out in 2021. Erin is the recipient of the Les Dames d'Escoffier International M.F.K. Fisher Award for excellence in culinary writing and the New England Society Book Award, and her writing has been featured in publications like Food & Wine, the Boston Globe, Huffington Post, Wine & Spirits, Nashville Lifestyles, as well as three editions of Best Food Writing. Along with fellow Dames Cindy Wall and Jennifer Justus, Erin is a co-founder of Dirty Pages, a recipe and storytelling project that collects the stories behind well-loved recipe cards.

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