Erin Byers Murray shares the stories behind her latest cookbook collaboration, Everyday Chef.
Since the start of their careers, TLP’s editor-in-chief and food writer Erin Byers Murray and restaurateur-chef Jeremy Sewall of the Row 34 restaurants in New England, have built a distinctive partnership that blends culinary expertise with storytelling. With three acclaimed cookbook collaborations to their name—including The Row 34 Cookbook and the James Beard nominated The New England Kitchen—the duo has developed a rhythm that balances Sewall’s creative intensity in the kitchen with Murray’s narrative finesse on the page. Their latest release, Everyday Chef: Simple Dishes for Family and Friends (Rizzoli), puts Sewall’s approachable, family-inspired recipes front and center. Here, Murray reflects on how their collaboration began, what makes Sewall’s recipes stand out, and how cookbooks continue to find their place in today’s digitally driven food culture.
