Erin Murray

2 weeks ago | thelocalpalate.com | Erin Murray

Nothing screams summer like wrapping your hands around a warm brioche bun loaded up with a hot patty and all the fixings. There’s no shortage of joy found in capturing that perfectly proportioned bite. Looking for just the right combination? We’ve got you covered with a roundup of mouthwatering burger recipes to make at home (shishito pepper turkey burger, anyone?). Let the Summer of Burgers begin.

2 weeks ago | thelocalpalate.com | Erin Murray

Some burgers you just can’t re-create at home. Worth their weight in both calorie and price, these restaurant whoppers deliver pure joy, bite-for-bite. It’s the raclette that stops you in your tracks—the creamy, oozing blanket of cheese is a thing to admire. But that never stops us from devouring this double-patty, short rib-and-brisket beauty.

3 weeks ago | thelocalpalate.com | Erin Murray

I consider myself pinch-me lucky to live in Nashville, a city brimming with food and music, and to work in Charleston, a mecca of Southern cuisine. Whenever I’m in Charleston for work, inevitably I find myself at the Parisian-inspired Felix Cocktails et Cuisine on King Street. The bar is cozy, the food and drinks are well priced, and the bartenders are neighborly. The vibe is what you make it—I’ve sat for drinks and dinner and reveled in a late-night cocktail.

3 weeks ago | thelocalpalate.com | Erin Murray

Plus five that are perfect to give as giftsThe season’s best cookbooks are full of delicious stories as well as fail-proof recipes for entertaining. “​​It’s surprising that one of the South’s most accomplished chefs hasn’t published a cookbook before now,” writes Stephanie Burnette in our Summer 2025 issue.

1 month ago | thelocalpalate.com | Erin Murray

Spoil Mom with freshly made pastries and just the right cup of coffee to go with them. Nashville-based 8th & Roast is small, locally owned coffee company committed to relationship coffee, ethically sourcing the freshest beans directly from and in partnership with the farmers that grow them. They also dish out some of the city’s best pastries, snacks, and grab-and-go items, thanks to executive chef Shelby Briggs and pastry chef Caleigh Collins.