Wing History - Under the Wing-Fluence

Wing Eating MVP's

Tommy, July 5 2021

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 20 years, you’ve heard the name Joey Chestnut. No, he’s not a mob boss but he’s a BOSS nonetheless. Yesterday, on July 4, Chestnut won the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Championship on Coney Island, NY for the 14th time in the last 15 years. Wasn’t even close. Chestnut set a new World Record by eating 7...

CT's 25 BEST Buffalo Wings

Tommy, July 1 2021

Updated: August 2024 Back in July 2021, after a solid year-and-a-half of Wingaddicts, I wrote this blog entitled “CT’s 25 Best Buffalo Wings.” In it, I reviewed my personal favorite buffalo wings (up to that point) from Connecticut establishments. This post has since circulated world wide and continues to receive thousands of clicks three full...

Don't JERK us Around!

Tommy, May 24 2021

I was barely twenty one the first time I went to Jamaica. It was the late 80’s and I laughed the first time I heard the words jerk chicken. I mean there’s a million funny things you can do with that term! But then I tasted it. Ever since then, even at home in Connecticut, jerk has been a flavor in our spice cabinets and condiments collections. I’ve...

CT Wing History 101: Sliders

Tommy, May 17 2021

While most chicken wing enthusiasts over the age of 40 probably tasted buffalo wings at some point in the 1980’s, it really wasn’t until the early 90’s that wings really took off in the state of Connecticut. Restaurants like Hooters, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Wings & Things can be credited with popularizing wings on a national scale but the CT moveme...