Tammy Green » Archive for January 2008
Machu Picchu
Chicago Bites Podcast #93
Well, the restaurant anyway. B & I talk about Peruvian food on this week’s Chicago Bites. I have one of those good news, bad news things — for the fourth straight month in a row, we’ve exceeded our bandwidth. That means that people are listening — which is good, but people are downloading lots of files — not as good. The next step up for hosting are corporate plans starting at $100 a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dining in Chicago
Enhancing the sales experience
I stopped in Wolf Camera the other day to exchange a battery. They didn’t have what I needed in stock, so I decided to explore other ways to spend my store credit. It seemed like a better idea than lugging over there in the cold January weather. I’m in the market for a macro lens, but on that day I wasn’t prepared to discuss focal length, shutter speed or apertures. It was pretty obvious, and I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Photography
Chicago Diner
Chicago Bites Podcast #92
On this week’s Chicago Bites podcast, we head out to try the delights of vegetarianism at Chicago Diner. I’m normally opposed to faux meat, but I did try the “bacon cheeseburger”. It tasted almost, but not completely, unlike a real bacon cheeseburger. It was a good sandwich and I did finish it, but I wish I’d gotten the radical Reuben instead. Aw well, maybe next time. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dining in Chicago
Cyrano’s Bistro
Chicago Bites Podcast #91
When we recorded our podcast of Cyrano’s Bistrot, we got hungry enough to go back! I hope you can see from the photo why it’s a favorite spot! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dining in Chicago
Net Famous for 15 minutes
There’s been an interesting confluence of net and print fame for me this week. Not always sure how these things happen, but I’m jazzed. So, it started on Thursday, with a review Phil Vettel published on Crofton on Wells. Happened to be there the evening that the Trib photographer was snapping photos, and my picture (along with my dining companions, B & S) showed up on the front of the dining … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dining in Chicago