National Buffalo Wing Festival

The voting for the 2008 inductees is on. Click here to cast your vote for
who you think belongs in The Hall Of Flame.

2006 INDUCTEES - THE ANCHOR BAR
Frank and Teressa Bellissimo, founders of the Anchor Bar Restaurant and creators of the original Buffalo Wing sauce, have become the first inductees into the newly-announced Chicken Wing Hall Of Flame in Buffalo, New York. Online voting and committee meetings solidified their induction.
 
2007 INDUCTEES - BUFFALO WILD WINGS FOUNDERS
Their 2007 induction coincides with the 25th Anniversary of Buffalo Wild Wings, which began in 1982 as Buffalo Wild Wings and Weck, commonly referred to back then as BW3. It was a modest beginning for these life-long friends, who were recent transplants to Kent, Ohio at the time. Craving their beloved "Buffalo Wings" from back home, they decided to start their own restaurant near Ohio State University.
 
MEET THE NATIONAL BUFFALO WING HALL OF FLAME COMMITTEE
In 2006, Wing King Drew Cerza launched the National Buffalo Wing Hall Of Flame. A committee was formed to select Hall of Flame nominees from among restaurant owners and others in the food industry who have advanced the wing's climb from an unwanted chicken part that usually ended up in the dumpster to a much-devoured favorite and national food icon.
 
2008 VOTING
We need your help for the 2008 nominee's. We need you to nominate a restaurant, a sauce, a person, or company. Your nomination is who or what entity you think should be inducted into the hall. The committee will take all nominations from the public into consideration when making their selection.