New in New Haven

Winter decided to descend on New Haven with a vengeance and it has been difficult to do much but stay inside and dream of warmer days. While bundled up on the couch and obsessively perusing social media, I have been pleasantly surprised by all of the new and interesting happenings in New Haven. The city is really stepping its game up and I can't wait to fill up my social calendar with all of these fun events!

Escape New Haven:
Described as a cooperative, real-life adventure space where nothing is at seems. You and your team are trapped and have 60 minutes to escape a room by solving a series of puzzles that will challenge your mind and confound your senses.

It sounds scary, thrilling, and a great way to shake up a mundane Saturday.

Taste of New Haven:
New Haven is well known for its culinary abundance (even being named the top foodie city by livability.com) and now you don't have to wait for restaurant week to try out all the best places. Taste of New Haven offers four hour tours for $55 focusing on themes like a pizza and beer bike tour, ninth square restaurants, latin american tapas, and more. As eating and drinking are my two favorite things in the world, the struggle is more picking out which tour I want to do first.

Haven Collective:
I first experienced Haven Collective when they were doing events at Trolley Square. The events were always cute, but the building needed help. They have recently re-located their efforts to State Street and the space couldn't be cuter or more accessible. In addition to awesome vintage clothes from Vintanthromodern Vintage and pop-up shops from various vendors, they are hosting craft classes and meet ups. One of the best things may be the Sunday Brunch Craft Series which features a new craft every week with complimentary snacks and mimosas.