Anchor Bar: Where the Wings Come From

In October my husband and I spent a week in Buffalo NY and of course had to try some Buffalo Wings. Naturally we had to try the place that created Buffalo Wings - Anchor Bar. They were wonderful and I thought I would share some pictures and the story about how chicken wings came to be what we all know and love today. I love boneless so these pictures are not of the traditional type even though we tried both during our visit. Sadly I just didn't get any pictures

Here is the story of how they were created from Anchor Bar themselves: On a Friday night in 1964, Dominic Bellissimo was tending bar at the now-famous Anchor Bar Restaurant in Buffalo, NY. Late that evening, a group of Dominic’s friends arrived at the bar with ravenous appetites. Dominic asked his mother, Teressa, to prepare something for his friends to eat.

Before that night, chicken wings were part of the chicken that usually went into the stockpot for soup. However, Teressa deep fried the wings and flavored them with a secret sauce. The wings were an instant hit and it didn’t take long for people to flock to the bar to experience this new taste sensation. From that evening on, Buffalo Wings became a regular part of the menu at the Anchor Bar.

The phenomenon created in 1964 by Teressa Bellissimo (above) has spread across the globe. Although many have tried to duplicate Buffalo Wings, the closely guarded secret recipe is what makes Frank & Teressa’s the proclaimed “Best Wings in the World.”