Glenn’s Diner Chicago Bites Podcast #45

Glenn's Diner
Chicago Bites Podcast #45

Posted by Bridget at 7:00 pm

Mar 052007

Bridget, Joe, Lisa and Tammy (left to right) caught podcasting in public. At Starbucks no less!

Tammy and I met up with fellow foodcasters Joe and Lisa from Cheap Date to have brunch at Glenn’s Diner, a place known for its good seafood and bottomless bowls of cereal. The food was great, and the company was even better! Listen in to hear what happened when the four of us ducked into a Starbucks to record our review of Glenn’s.

(6.9 M)

Show Notes:
00:00 – 00:56 Intro and Cheap Date Chat
00:54 – 10:12 Glenn’s Review (From Livin’ Large Bloody Marys to Frou-Frou Pancakes)
10:13 – 11:05 Chicago Bites Orange Whip Challenge
11:06 – 11:53 Clam Chowder, Seafood Trivia and Dinner Plans
11:54 – 14:58 Ratings and Sign-Off

Glenn’s Diner
1820 West Montrose Ave.
Chicago, IL

Joe rates Glenn’s 8/10
Lisa rates Glenn’s 8/10
Bridget rates Glenn’s 7/10
Tammy rates Glenn’s 7/10

Getting upclose and personal with the crab cakes.

NaNoWriMo Coffee Shop Tour
Chicago Bites Podcast #35

Posted by Bridget at 6:00 pm

Dec 282006

The coffee at the Pick Me Up Cafe gives novelists the jolt needed to keep writing.

Tammy and I have been M.I.A. for a while. That’s because, in addition to all of the holiday madness that descends this time of year, we both participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Let me tell you, it was no small feat. But we both emerged victorious with our pens brandished high.

And NaNoWriMo also gave us the perfect excuse to lug our laptops to coffee shops throughout the city to sip the brew, sample the food, and Write In Public (WIP). From Starbucks, to eclectic neighborhood places complete with overstuffed couches, we toured the gamut. Listen in to learn which places are most accommodating to aspiring novelists.

(8.7 M)

Show Notes:
00:00 – 02:15 Intro- Our NaNoWriMo Quest
02:18 – 05:20 The Starbucks Baseline and What to Look For When WIPing
05:21 – 07:07 Uncommon Ground Review
07:08 – 09:04 Comments on Laptop Abandonment
09:05 – 11:45 Pick Me Up Cafe Review
11:46 – 13:51 Gourmand Review
13:52 – 16:31 Other Places we WIPed
16:32 – 18:49 Wrap-Up and Sign-Off