It's probably obvious by now that I love to cook a lot of my own food, but I also LOVE restaurants. I mean, a lot of people love restaurants, but I really love them...like, I've finished-my-meal-but-I-want-to-stay-here-all-day kind of love them. When I'm at a restaurant I like, a cozy one with delicious food that's just the right mix of comforting and interesting, I pretty much want to move in.
The Haven in Jamaica Plain (Boston, MA) is like that. All the seats are classroom chairs, but somehow it just works (even though, as a former teacher, I'm dying to get in there after hours and put a tennis ball on the bottom of each leg so they won't be as loud when you scoot them). It's a Scottish gastropub, and everything I've ordered has been delicious, perfectly striking that balance between familiar and unfamiliar that I'm always looking for when I eat out. The Haven serves lunch and dinner all week and brunch on the weekends, and they also have a full bar. I've been several times for brunch and twice for dinner, and think I'll try lunch next. (Check out the giveaway at the end of this post for a chance to win one of two gift cards so you can try The Haven yourself!)
