Welcome to a really fun section of “The Taste Chase” that we would like to introduce called “Funky Food Finds” or “F3.” Why? Because I have come across some really…
Renata Barnes
Renata Barnes
Renata is the author of "The Taste Chase," MercerMe's own food review column. She's a lover of all things poetic, colorful, funny and inspiring. A native New Yorker, who grew up in Hopewell Valley and spent the better part of her adulthood back in NYC, currently finds herself in a growing love relationship with “the Valley”. Latin food, Indian saris and mehndi, French perfume, African music, Middle Eastern spices, South American jewels, Asian fabrics and anything from just about any island (maybe not Riker’s Island) are things that remind her to go out and taste the world, live passionately and always wear deodorant. The mother of one rambunctious boy and the wife of a mellow fellow, Renata tries to put her too many years of university and her film and writing talents to good use here in NJ. “I’ve spent too much time trying to fit in some where when I probably belong everywhere. That slow revelation has been freeing.”
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Happy New Year! It is good to be back! After an extended winter dormancy, The Taste Chase is back and ready to go. So, after a very satisfying post-slumber stretch,…
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The joyful noise that rang through the halls of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church is something one might expect from church on a Sunday morning. On Saturday February 27, however, there…
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Women Artists To Be Featured in This Year’s Common Threads Exhibit, Interview with Photographer and Organizer C.a. Shofed
It was a brisk winter’s day recently when I went out to meet my childhood classmate and friend, renowned local photographer, C.a. Shofed, or Craig, to those of us of…
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(Photos) MercerMe’s First Annual Cut Throat Cookie Exchange Results Plus Winning Recipe
Well, the ovens have been turned off, the cookies sheets are tucked back in their cupboards, and the bakers are all nestled snug in their sugar comas after putting the…
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It’s that time of year again — when the air is filled with wonder, along with the crisp scent of evergreen and peppermint. There’s hot cocoa in your mug, gloves…
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Well, we have reached the end of the Great Cake Quest. It has been a sweet ride with so many delicious ports of call; I have had cakes, cupcakes, cake…
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If you were in Hopewell Borough in last Friday evening and noticed a fragrant breeze wafting past, it was compliments of the 4th bi-annual Hopewell Borough Food Truck Friday. And…
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The Cake Quest took a little detour and is happily back on track. We only have about two more places to explore and then it is on to “Fall Fare.”…
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The Cake Quest took a little detour and is happily back on track. We only have about two more places to explore and then it is on to “Fall Fare.”…