THE WINGOPHILE

First, a confession:

I've consumed several times my own body weight in Buffalo wings. 

Good ones. Even great ones. Sadly, way too many AWFUL ones. But still I carry on. 

 

My mission (besides satisfying my constant craving)? 

To seek out the best in Buffalo-style chicken wings and help you to find them. 

To weed out the worst and help you to avoid them. 

All while driving my bad cholesterol to dangerously high levels. 

 

Some may call me crazy.  Those who know better call me The Wingophile.  

Read on, heed my advice and you will reap the rewards of a life enhanced by good wingage.  (Trust me, I know where to find them.)

 

To rate my wings, The Wingophile has established the soon-to-be-industry-standard FDRS (Four-Drummie Rating System):
 

                                        One Drummie

                                        Dreadful - what was I thinking?  What were they  thinking?

                                        Two Drummies

                                        OK - or, as my Mom used to say,

                                        "You could be eating brussel sprouts"

                                        Three Drummies

                                        Great - succulent orbs (and flatties) of Buffalo orangeness

                                        Four Drummies

                                        The Holy Grail.  Perfection. 

                                        (Like the Original Honey's Niagara Falls NY, circa 1980)
                                        Heavy sigh.

         

Wings are rated with the following mouth-watering criteria in mind:

1. Taste of sauce

2. Sauciness, also known as "coverage"

3. Tenderness and texture

4. Doneness and, yes, more texture

5. Heat, in its many dimensions

6. Value

7. Accompaniments

8. Blue cheese dip

​

Find some good ones on your own?  While it was most likely a fluke, the Wingophile is not above passing along your thoughts, sometimes graced with some added commentary.

​

Have a favourite wing place you'd like to suggest to the Master? 
Let him (i.e. me) know!  If I can get there, I'll give them a test drive.

 

Looking for recipes, what makes a great Blue Cheese Dip, Wing Events, cool facts from the world of chicken wings that you can quote to impress your friends? 

 

Look here, you'll find all that, too - and more.

​

Of course, suggestions for improving this site are always welcome. 
Just don't be mean.

 

Need to reach me?  E-Mail: info@wingophile.com