17th ANNUAL BUFFALO National WING Festival Coca-Cola Field Buffalo N.Y. Labor Day Weekend Saturday, September 1st • 12 - 9pm Sunday, September 2nd • 12 - 7pm buffalowing.com Produced by Just Wing It Productions, Inc. Like us on Facebook, Check in at National Buffalo #Wingfest18 #Wingfest18 facebook.com/BuffaloWingFestival Wing Festival 2018! Welcome to Buffalo, NY Drew Cerza “Wing King” Festival Founder The National Buffalo Wing Festival celebrates “Buffalo Wings”, which have become a national food icon. Invented in 1964 at the world famous Anchor Bar by Frank and Teresa Bellissimo, of Buffalo, NY is the official “Home of the Chicken Wing”. The popularity of the chicken wing has made it America’s #1 appetizer. Last year alone over 13.5 billion wings were consumed by Americans, 1.25 billion on Super Bowl Weekend alone. In 2001, actor Bill Murray playing Frank Detorre starred in one of his noto- riously eclectic movies entitled, “Osmosis Jones.” In this film Murray played It is said that those born into inherited angrily called again a day later, when the pizza the part of an average Joe addicted to fried food and other artery-clogging wealth, are born with “silver spoons” in their did not arrive. They later came to find out that fares, who was heading to Buffalo New York for… of all things…..a chicken mouths. Well Jim Pacciotti was certainly gifted the delivery service driver could not resist the wing festival. Well, as we all know, at that time there WAS NO CHICKEN WING with an inheritance at birth, but no silver aroma and actually apologized for eating the FESTIVAL in Buffalo, NY…..at least not yet. spoons here, just pizza. And, not just any pizza, pie that he was supposed to deliver. Yes, pizza Buffalo News columnist Donn Esmonde heard about the Murray movie, we’re talking Bocce Club Pizza, a Buffalo tradi- is their core business, but the Bocce Club Pizza and wondered, “why isn’t there an annual National Wing Fest in Buffalo?” tion since his dad Dino opened his first shop on menu is diverse and that of course, brings us to Esmonde wrote a column suggesting that there should be such a festival, as a Buffalo’s east side in 1946, offering old world wings. Like most everyone in town, Bocce Club way of staking a claim to what is rightfully a Buffalo creation. I read that article recipes that he brought home with him from Pizza serves the traditional Mild, Medium or Hot and called Donn the very next day, agreeing with the columnist’s theory. Italy, after serving our nation in WWII. Buffalo Chicken wing, but in addition, they offer Donn then wrote about my Wing Fest plan in a subsequent column, asking Today, nearly three quarters of a century later, “over the pit” grilled wings, sauced in Honey the community for its support. That was 16 years ago since then we have had Bocce Club Pizza has expanded their menu and Mustard, Cajun or BBQ. 951,000 attendees, almost 4.8 million wings weighing more than 187 tons, we grown with the times, but they also remain Speaking of BBQ, Bocce Club Pizza has par- have had 220 participating restaurants, $365,000 in charitable contributions true to Dino’s traditional, old world, core values. ticipated in the National Buffalo Wing Festival and yes, even a wedding ceremony. Excellent customer service and high-quality since its birth in 2002 and has taken home The Wingfest has drawn the attention of media throughout the world, ingredients. an unprecedented 32 trophies over 16 years. including many appearances on CNN, The Travel Channel, The View and And, Bocce Club Pizza has always been a Included in those awards, were 16 National Regis and Kelly, NBC’S Today Show, and was also the subject for a PBS cutting-edge enterprise. They were first in the trophies for their pit BBQ wings. There is no Documentary. region to offer take-out, first at take and bake questioning the fact that Jim Pacciotti is a true The festival also drew the attention of the Food Network as Food Icon and today, they not only deliver locally, but they blue ambassador for Buffalo NY, for the National Bobby Flay came to Buffalo for a chicken wing throwdown and Emeril now spread the best in taste and flavor all over Buffalo Wing Festival and of course, for our Lagasse filmed the festival for a show on Buffalo Wings. the country, with nationwide delivery. That’s beloved chicken wing. With all of this as foun- The National Buffalo Wing Festival has become one of the best culinary how good Bocce Club Pizza is. In fact, ask Jim dation, it is an honor and a privilege to induct road trips in America. Last year we tracked visitors from all 50 states and to tell you the story about the out-of-town Bocce Club Pizza into the National Buffalo Wing 34 different countries. All for the love of the “Buffalo Wing”. customer who called for a delivery one day and Hall of Flame. Thanks for joining us this Labor Day Weekend as we celebrate the 17th annual National Buffalo Wing Festival. “Keep Wingin’ It” DREW CERZA The “Wing King” Admission $5. Children 8 and under FREE courtesy of SHIPT. 2 National Buffalo Wing Festival FESTIVAL SPONSORS Hot Sponsors Event Sponsors Buffalo Boosters Media Sponsors 2018 Benefiting Charities The National Buffalo Wing Festival has raised over $365,000 for local charities. Thank you for your support! National Buffalo Wing Festival 3 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Main Stage Schedule Main Stage Schedule Saturday, September 1, 2018 SUNDAY, September 2, 2018 Noon Miss Buffalo Wing Contest 12:30PM 5k awards ceremony 1:00 PM Heavenly Chilbillies Blues Band 1:00PM Baby Wing Costume Parade 1:30PM Amateur Creative Sauce-Off 1:30PM Dennis George - Quiz Master 2:00PM Amateur Traditional Sauce-Off 2:00PM College Wing Eating Competition 2:30 PM Heavenly Chilbillies Blues Band 2:30PM Heavenly Chilbillies Blues Band 3:00 PM Bobbing for Wings 3:00PM Bobbing for Wings 3:30 PM Dennis George - Quiz Master 3:30PM Heavenly Chilbillies Blues Band 4:00 PM Amateur Wing Eating Championship 4:00PM XXX Hot Wing Eating Contest 4:30 PM Heavenly Chilbillies Blues Band 5:00PM United States Chicken Wing 5:15 PM Restaurant Awards Ceremony Eating Championship 6:00 PM Russell’s Buffet Bowl 6:00PM Heavenly Chilbillies Blues Band 7:00 PM Live Music- Local bands 7:00PM Closing Ceremonies “Official Festival 9:00PM Closing Ceremonies Fry Oil” “Official Festival Main Stage House Bands Supplier” Sat., September 1 SUN., September 2 Rough Stock Band Heavenly Chilbillies “Official Festival Hot Sauce” Keith James Blues Band 2:30, 3:30, 6:00 Rough Stock Band Keith James Heavenly Chilbillies Blues Band 4 National Buffalo Wing Festival Family owned and operated for over 35 years! 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