As part of the Countdown to Microsoft Ignite show, Joey and I got a chance to do a whirlwind tour of Chicago. We took along a camera crew and filmed at 25 different locations ranging from breweries, museums, restaurants, bars, public parks and coffee joints. This was an awesome experience organized by one of our colleagues (Denise) who handles (among other things) the community experience during Microsoft Ignite.
These videos have been sprinkled over 6 countdown shows. I highly recommend you watch the whole series of countdown shows, but if you are JUST looking for things to do – I decided to compile a list with links AND direct video snips of each location.
Enjoy!
Restaurants / Places to Eat
Ginos East Deep Dish Pizza (Click For Video)
http://www.ginoseast.com/
Twitter: @ginoseast
Portillos (Click For Video)
http://www.portillos.com/portillos
Twitter: @PortillosHotDog
The Berghoff Restaurant (Click For Video)
http://www.theberghoff.com
Twitter: @BerghoffChicago
Breweries and Distilleries
CH Distillery (Click For Video)
http://chdistillery.com
Twitter: @CHDistillery
Goose Island Brewery (Click For Video)
http://www.gooseisland.com
Twitter: @GooseIsland
Revolution Brewery (Click for Video)
http://revbrew.com
Twitter: @revbrewchicago
Lagunitas Brewery (Click for Video)
http://lagunitas.com
Twitter: @lagunitasbeer
Ultimate Coffee
La Colombe coffee (Click For Video)
http://www.lacolombe.com
Twitter: @lacolombecoffee
Bars
Tavern on Rush (Click For Video)
http://www.tavernonrush.com
Twitter: @TavernOnRush
Roof on the Wit Bar (Click for Video)
http://www.roofonthewit.com
Twitter: @ROOFontheWit
Paddy Longs (Click for Video)
http://www.paddylongs.com
Twitter: @PaddyLongs
Buddy Guys Blues bar (Click for Video)
http://bg.buddyguy.com
Twitter: @BuddyGuys
Rockit Bar and Grill (Click for Video)
http://rockitbarandgrill.com
Twitter: @rockit
Things to do:
Magnificent Mile (Click for Video)
http://themagnificentmile.com
Twitter: @TheMagMile
Art Institute of Chicago (Click For Video)
http://www.artic.edu/
Twitter: @artinstitutechi
John Hancock tower and 360 Chicago experience (Click For Video)
http://www.360chicago.com
Twitter: @360chiviews
River Architecture Tour (Click for Video)
http://www.cruisechicago.com/architecture_tours
Twitter: @CFLCruises
Millennium Park (Click for Video)
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_park.html
Twitter: @millennium_park
The United center (Click for Video)
http://www.unitedcenter.com/
Twitter: @unitedcenter
Science Museum (Click for Video)
http://www.msichicago.org/
Twitter: @msichicago
Second City Comedy Club (Click for Video)
http://www.secondcity.com/
Twitter: @TheSecondCity
Wrigley field – The Cubs (Click for Video)
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com
Twitter: @Cubs
Navy Pier (Click for Video)
https://navypier.com
Twitter: @navypier
If you made it this far – you might want the list of the episodes these all came from:
- Countdown To Microsoft Ignite: The One That Kicks It Off
- Countdown To Microsoft Ignite: The One with PreDay Sessions and Drinks
- Countdown to Ignite: The One About Getting Certified and Not-To-Miss Places in Chicago
- Countdown to Ignite: The One with Q&A from the Ignite Forum + Cool Things to do in Chicago!
- Countdown To Ignite: The One About Breaking In Shoes Now, Wrigley Field, Navy Pier and Buddy Guy’s…
- Countdown to Ignite: The One About Rocking Out at the HOB, Craft Beers & Bacon, and the Best…
I hope to see you at the event! If you see the GreenHat – stop and say Hi !