NJ.com - Star Ledger
If preparing chicken is the measure of greatness — and many chefs say that it is — then Marita Lynn deserves mention among the greats.
Lynn is the chef at the newly opened Runa in Red Bank, a Peruvian restaurant with a straight-shot view of the front doors of Count Basie Theater. A savvy location.
Lynn, as you might guess, is not new to the business – she’s worked years in important and storied restaurants (Ryland Inn, Bernards Inn) and has collected her own league of fans with her catering business. But having her own restaurant dedicated to the food of her native Peru has long been Lynn's dream.
NJ Monthly
Must-try restaurant alert! Runa, which means people, is a winner. The restaurant opened in September 2014 and features the food of owner/chef Marita Lynn’s native Peru. Her website states, “All dishes are made with fresh, seasonal foods that are locally sourced and delicately crafted.”
This small storefront restaurant, across from the Count Basie Theater is cheery with colorful walls in bright-blue and bright green decorated with stunning surreal art from a Peruvian artist. Wood floors and tables are set with brown napkins and one wall has a banquette with colorful pillows.
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Just an hour and a half from New York City by train or car, the Jersey Shore town of Asbury Park is emerging as a hip alternative to the Rockaways for urban weekenders, steeped in rock ’n’ roll history, cooled by Atlantic breezes, and filled with trendy boutiques and cafés. Make a long weekend of it—before it gets too cold. The train lets off downtown, then it’s a fifteen-minute stroll down Cookman Avenue to the ocean, with plenty of shops to peek into along the way. Browse the beach-cottage decor at...
NJ.com - Star Ledger
You don't have to go to Marita Lynn's restaurant to get great Peruvian food, just stop by her food truck -- RUNA Peruvian Cuisine at North Eats, the latest stop on our continuing tour of ethnic eateries at the Jersey Shore.
Chef Marita Lynn drives her enthusiasm for Peruvian food right to the edge of the shoreline at North Eats, the East Coast's first food truck park situated in a lot at the quieter north end of Asbury Park. You'll find the hits from Lynn's Red Bank restaurant at this mobile outpost.
NJ.com - Star Ledger
It's a small town inside an expansive building. Bell Works in Holmdel, the repurposing of the Bell Labs facility that opened this spring, has been touted as a unique and genius indoor workspace. The building is 2 million square feet, but the intent today is to foster, within that space, an intimate, collaborative environment. There's a library (the Holmdel Library and Learning Center), a Montessori school and community yoga events.
