The Pursuits of a Foodie

A few days ago one of my friends called me a foodie. For those of you who don't know what the heck a foodie is, read below.


From Wikipedia :)

Foodie is an informal term for a particular class of aficionado of food and drink.

Pursuits of a Foodie

Typical foodie interests and activities include the food industry, wineries and wine tasting, breweries and beer sampling, food science, following restaurant openings and closings, food distribution, food fads, health and nutrition, and restaurant management. A foodie might develop a particular interest in a specific item, such as the best egg cream or burrito. Many publications have food columns that cater to foodies. Interest by foodies in the 1980s and 1990s gave rise to the Food Network and other specialized food programming, popular films and television shows about food such as Top Chef and Iron Chef, a renaissance in specialized cookbooks, specialized periodicals such as Gourmet MagazineCook's Illustrated, growing popularity of farmers' markets,^[3] food-oriented websites like Zagat'sYelp, publishing and reading food blogs (a number of people photograph and post on the Internet every meal they ever make or consume), specialized kitchenware stores like Williams-Sonoma and Sur La Table, and the institution of the celebrity chef. 

Although I personally have never considered myself a foodie, I have come to the happy realization that I totally am. Thus, my husband (who I wouldn't really say is a Foodie he just enjoys eating) and I have created a Food adventure that we would like to call the Adams Avenue Challenge. Adams Avenue is the main street that runs through Kensington, Normal Heights (where we live) and University Heights. It has a ton of restaurants, eateries, cafes, specialty food stores etc. and we are committed to trying out every single one of them! This will obviously take awhile for several reasons, however during our 3 years in the NH area we have already visited a few of them and thus can cut the list down a little. The first reason it will take awhile is time and the second is money. We aren't sitting on piles of gold so we will have to take that into account, but I hope to have some wonderful places to write about and experiences to share with all of you.

So without further ado, here is what we happen to be conquering during our Adams Avenue Challenge. I know it looks a little daunting, but I am sooo excited!! I have marked the ones we have already visited in red and added comments to the right. I hope to have individual write ups on all of the places we have already visited and will visit in the future. If we finish this challenge then we will strive onward and conquer Park Blvd and University Avenue!

 Adams Avenue Grill                     2201 Adams   - a bit $$, but great food and service

Air Conditioned	4673 30th St	-
Antique Row Cafe	3002 Adams	- SO CHEAP and GOOD
Bettina's Custom Catering	3641 Madison	- not sure if will try catering?
Bleu Boheme	4090 Adams	- NOT CHEAP, but amazing french cuisine!
Blind Lady Ale House	3416 Adams	- Pizza and Beer (lots on tap) great atmosphere
Burger Lounge	4116 Adams	- Pricey burgers, but delicious!!
Cabaret Cafe	3739 Adams	-
Cafe 21	2736 Adams	- Awesome for breakfast, but $$$ unique
Cantina Mayahuel	2934 Adams	-
Casa Adams Mexican Restaurant	3038 Adams	- I wouldn't recommend it, it was ehh
Country Kabob	3375 Adams	- Greek Food and amazing. LOVE IT.
DiMille's Italian Restaurant	3492 Adams	- Yummy pasta, pizza and garlic knots!!
El Zarape	3201 Adams	- over priced for mexican, good happy hour
Jayne's Gastropub	4677 30th St	- dying to eat here!!
Jyoti Bihanga	3351 Adams	-
Kadan	4696 30th St	-
Kensington Cafe	4141 Adams	- wonderful, visited on a weekly basis
Kensington Club	4079 Adams	-
Kensington Grill	4055 Adams	-
Kensington Vine	4191 Adams	-
Lestat's Coffee Shop	3343 Adams	- beware of vampires, coffee okay
Lou Jones Inn	3391 Adams	-
Luz's Restaurant	3402 Adams	-
Mama Mia Pizza	3446 Adams	-
Mauricio's Mexican Food	3200 Adams	- cheap Mexican with a little class = awesome
Pinto Thai Cuisine	3381 Adams	-
Ponce's Restaurant	4050 Adams	- delicious classy Mexican restaurant
Proprietor's Reserve Wine Bar	4711 34th St	-
Rosie O'Grady's Pub	3402 Adams	-
Sabrosito	2941 Adams	-
Senor Mango's Juice House	4607 30th St.	-
Starbucks Coffee	3352 Adams	- Kensington location okay
Starbucks Coffee	4134 Adams	- NH location way better, barista's are nicer!!
Subway	3540 Adams	- $5 footlongs can you beat that?
Tam's Thai & Laotian Food	3456 Adams	-
Tao	3332 Adams	-
The Ould Sod	3373 Adams	-
Triple Crown Pub	3221 Adams	-
Twiggs	2804 Adams	- yummy cookies and great coffee
Villa Del Mar Restaurant	3531 Adams	- cheap Mexican = always a good choice
Zia's Gourmet Pizza	3311 Adams	-

Incredible Cheesecake Co.           3161 Adams -  Mariposa Ice Cream           3450 Adams  - homemade ice cream, it was okay Niko's Mini Mart           3334 Adams  -
Viva Pops                                      3300 Adams -

** After looking at the list it actually doesn't look so daunting. Would it be too much to say we could accomplish it by 2011? Happy Food hunting! Oh and sorry about the poor editing. Blogger just wasn't working for me today.