Tammy Green » Archive for September 2008
Chicago Gourmet Coverage
Want to know how Chicago Gourmet went down? Listen to the ups and downs of Chicago’s showcase of cuisine and talent in our podcast. We also posted a series of stories for Menupages that detail the cooking demos, opening night happenings, seminars, and reactions. The entire photo series of the event can be seen here. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dining in Chicago
Local First Chicago Web Panel for Small Businesses
Local First Chicago hosted a panel of local Web experts to discuss various aspects of creating and marketing online content for small businesses. I was there to introduce podcasting, talk about my experiences with using it to build an audience on Chicago Bites, and talk a little bit about the reaction to reviewing/rating businesses via this medium. I was given a list of questions in advance, but since we didn’t into great detail, I thought I’d answer them here. What is a podcast?A podcast is an online radio show that is pushed to services like iTunes. Listeners can then download the show onto iPods or similar devices or listen to it via their preferred service. If listeners don’t use portable devices or services, they also have the option of returning to your … Read entire article »
Filed under: Online Life
I like pie, but Pushing Daisies?
The folks at Pushing Daisies want to give me pie in the hopes of having me watch their show. One of the main characters in the series is a pie maker. And as part of the ramp up for season 2, promoters are going around the country in a mobile pie hole delivering pie and pushing the series. They’re trying to get the word out via targeted folks and reach people who may be interested in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dining in Chicago, Online Life
Jack Rabbit
Chicago Bites Podcast #119
I posted our review of Jack Rabbit today. This restaurant replaces Brioso, but is owned by the same people and has much the same menu. Good if you’re there, but don’t seek it out. I’m more vexed by the series of technical mishaps that have plagued me today. The review was originally going to be MK, but for some reason our recorder ate the podcast. And completely unrelated to podcasting, my toilet … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dining in Chicago
Avec
Chicago Bites Podcast #118
We went out to dinner with Dinner Voyeur to review Avec. While I had a few issues with the atmosphere and their no reserve policy, I really liked it. Get the full podcast here. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dining in Chicago