2009?

A lot of people have been asking me if I am going to be doing the Chicken Wing Project in 2009.

I am not.

I love Chicken Wings and I eat them all the time. I ate them Sunday, Monday, and today. I love them, but I don't want to eat only Chicken Wings for the entire month of January again. I especially dont want to write about them.

I know a lot of people want me to do this again, but I have decided on my own not to do it.

I am sorry to disappoint you.

Definitely not 2009, but maybe 2010...

Phred Barnet

Me On The Radio

Wingman Jason Riddle recorded this back in January. Click this link and then click that you want to download it as a "free user." You will be able to download the file without paying anything or giving any personal information.


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Chicken Wings Again?

I know that I have not written here in quite a long time, but here I am now.

I have eaten many hundreds of Chicken Wings since the end of January when the Chicken Wing Project ended.

If John McCain wins the U.S. Presidential election, I will eat nothing but Chicken Wings from November 5th, 2008 until McCain is inaugurated as President on January 20th, 2009 with the exception of Thanksgiving week (November 24 through November 30th).

Why McCain? There are many reasons. I am not a Republican or a Conservative, but I do have my reasons for supporting McCain. I could get political here. But instead, how about you check out this video of McCain devouring Chicken Wings?




From the video, Senator McCain seems to prefer the Wing over the Drum, but of course I don't know for sure. What I do know is that if you are an American citizen and would like to see me eat Chicken Wings for 70 out of 76 days (and if you would also like to see a Wing-eater in the White house), you should vote for John McCain for president on or before November 4th!

Update

My dad reminded me the other day that I hadn't yet updated this site in February. I apologize and I will try to give some updates.

I have eaten Wings several times this month: I had 22 Wings at Moe's and Joe's and have concluded that they are just "meh." I ate another 10 Wings with the "Aqua Teens" at a place called Burger Joe's. They were delicious and tender.

I plan on writing about my journey to a Sticky Fingers restaurant in Charleston, South Carolina and I have to tell you about a Wing related mystery that was solved while I was in Charleston.

I do have the audio from the first portion of my interview on the Giant Show and I will find a way to put it up for you.

Also, I just have to tell you about a group of amazing Win eaters--from the United Kingdom.

Please do check back. I'm pretty busy today but I will try to update again this afternoon with an article about one of the above topics.

A Solution To The "Wing Hands" Problem

So, my month is over, but that doesn't mean that I am done writing about Wings. Keep checking back here for more Wing related articles and whatnot.

I received this comment from Paul Cassimuson my "Wet-naps" article:

"I've discovered that when eating wings, a beverage with a straw is a huge asset. That way, you don't even have to pick up your cup to drink, you just lean over and sip from the straw. You've posted pictures of people with "wing hands" gripping cups with the palms of their hands. I propose that we make drinking beer with a straw socially acceptable while eating wings to prevent the palm-cup-hold and make wing eating easier and more enjoyable."

I completely agree. Great call, Paul!

Wings, Squeak Style

Thursday night for dinner, a group of us went over to Squeak Alexander's house for some home cooked Wings. When I got there, he had the deep fryer set up on the stove which was the first time I had ever seen that. Squeak deep fried us up a bunch of Wings and we all brought over our favorite sauces for everyone to try. I brought over Sticky Fingers Hot Habanero and the "Carolina Buffalo Wing Sauce." Saucy Lady brought over a bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's.

Squeak fried up some delicious Wings and he even breaded some of them before frying them. Those were especially good. Squeak followed all of the breading rules that I laid down in this post. I guess Kroger some chicken breading stuff that works a lot better than flour. I dunno... all I know is that it was really good.

Well, that was it. Nor more Wings in January. But don't worry, I have a feeling I will be eating hundreds more Wings this year!

TOTAL WINGS EATEN: 587

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Publix Wings Again

For lunch on Thursday, I went to Publix again. This time I did my Wings half Mo-Jo and half Mardi Gras. As always they were huge, delicious, and tender.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 575

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Wet-naps

I am writing about a topic that concerns me greatly. Wing eating is messy. Some Wingeaters are less messy than others, but eating Chicken Wings, especially swimming ones, is a messy game. I am a VERY messy eater. In fact, I have ruined two pairs of jeans this month due to my messy eating habits. Wing eating often results in "Wing hands," a situation where the hands are so covered in sauce that it becomes impossible to touch anything without messing up whatever you are touching.

I Some people clean their hands in between Wings. I do not. I think that this just wastes a lot of napkins. Plus, your hands are gonna be dirty again in a matter of seconds... Its like wiping before you poop.

And, even if you wait until you are done eating to clean up, you still can't get your hands completely clean with just napkins.

This is why Wing eating restaurants should be required to give out wet-naps with a Wing order. This should be a law.

Together we can get this law passed. But there is only one way to do this. On February 5th, be sure to vote for Chicken Wings in your state's primary or caucus.

We can win this!

Taco Mac

I went back to Taco Mac again. I had 10 T.M.I. Wings and they were great as usual. I just love that sauce. They have some of the best Wings in Atlanta and when I compile my list of Best Wing Places In Atlanta tomorrow, they will be on the list.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 567

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KFC

I swore that I wasn't gonna do it. I didn't wanna do it. But, the ads were so intriguing that I felt like it was worth a shot.

KFC has been advertising this new "sauceless Hot Wing" that the sell. The ads come on all the time and I was getting a little intrigued by the idea of a sauceless Hot Wing.

I do not like KFC. At all. But, I didn't think that the sauceless Hot Wings were that bad. They just weren't all that good. There was much more "fried" than Chicken and there wasn't a whole lot of flavor in most of the Wings, although a couple did have a small amount of spice.

I wouldn't recommend them, but if you crave Wings and don't have a lot of time, go for it.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 557

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Dugan's

Sorry I am so far behind.

I went back to Dugan's Tuesday night. I just had to eat these Wings again in January. I ordered 10 T.M.I. Wings and was pleasantly surprised. They were not swimming in sauce as they usually are, in fact, there was hardly any sauce on them at all. Instead, the Wings were somewhat dry and covered in spices that completely covered the Wings. They still smelled similar to how they usually smell, but they tasted so much better. These were the best Wings that I have ever had at Dugan's and I hope they always taste like that in the future.

Dugan's is one of the BEST Wing places in Atlanta. Enough said.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 551

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Livin' The Dream

This is the real reason why I wanted the pictures from Blind Pig:

If you can't tell what that is on my head, it is a Chicken Wing hat. The man to the left of me is named Tim and has been living the dream for the last 10 years. I struck up a conversation with Tim outside of the Blind Pig. I started telling him how good their Wings and sauces are and ended up finding out that Tim has worked at Blind Pig for about 10 years! That is so awesome. My only question is how he is still alive after eating their food for 10 years.

Tim bought that hat off E-Bay and was nice enough to give it to me. You are the man Tim!

Thanks!

Pictures From Blind Pig

I ate at the Blind Pig Tavern in Athens and wrote about their Wings like 10 days ago. Natalie Freedom took a bunch of pictures from that day and I finally got them, so here they are.


Doogie looks scary as hell:

Freeedom!


Julia and I get down on some Wings:
SeXXXy:

Wing Curious?
Armistead and Andy like their Wings... Notice Jen NOT eating Wings:
Ben Allen loves Blind Pig Hot Honey BBQ Wings. He lives for them.

Wild Wing Reheats

This is what happens when you leave Chicken Wings in my fridge...

Saucy Lady left her leftover Wings from Wild Wing in my refrigerator the other night. They looked so tasty yesterday that I knew I had to eat them. I'm not sure what kind they were (they might have been Gold Rush), but they were pretty good-- as far as reheats go.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 541

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Righteous Room

I hit up the Righteous Room on Ponce again the other night. I have written about them twice before and including Monday night, I have had them 4 times. Of those 4 times, the Wings have been awesome twice and just OK twice. Monday night, they were just OK. There wasn't a lot of sauce on them and the flavor wasn't as great as it has been in the past, but all 10 of the Wings were very big. I wouldn't say that they were bad or anything, but I did not think they were as good as the last 2 times I ate them.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 535

http://www.ChickenWings08.com

Project 9-6-1

I was on the Giant Show this morning on Project 9-6-1. I had a lot of fun being interviewed on the radio. They pretty much had me on there for the entire last hour of the show. Brian and Shaffee were really cool and funny (as usual).

Brian did give me quite a scare though. When I went into the radio booth with them before the interview, Brian was like "I don't know how familiar you are with the show, but I am going to do the interview with you as 'Banana Brian.'" For those of you who listen to the Giant Show, you know that being interviewed by "Banana Brian" means little more than being constantly made fun of in a way that is hilarious to everyone... except for the person being interviewed.

Actually, it was really fun and I didn't get made fun of at all. Jason, my Wing man said that he recorded at least the first part of the interview, so I'll put it up when I get that from him, but that may be after the end of the month.

They also hooked me up fatty style by giving me a gift certificate for 50 free Wings from Hooters.

Check out the Giant Show on 96.1 weekdays from 5-9 AM.

Brian and Shaffee--lets grab some Wings sometime!

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Publix Wings

I did not feel like cooking those awful Wings from Kroger yesterday, so I went to Publix and bought 8 Wings. I went with 4 Mojo and 4 Orange Glazed. I really do like those Mojo Wings. They are so tender and packed with flavor. The Orange Glazed Wings weren't as good as they have been the last few times, but they were still pretty good.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 525

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I Will Be On Project 9-6-1 Tuesday Morning

I will be interviewed on "The Giant Show" tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 8 AM Eastern Time. Be sure and listen in. If you aren't gonna be near a radio, you can stream the show from http://www.Project961.com.

I hope they don't have "Banana Brian" interview me...

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What Is A Straggler?

I thought that it was kind of clear, but a ton of people have asked me "what is a straggler?"

The term straggler was coined by Ben Armistead and refers to a Wing that is super tiny. These are not Wings that are a little small; they are freakishly small. A Straggler can still be tasty, but of course, it would be much more tasty if it was bigger (thats what she said).

Here are some stragglers that I have encountered in the past:




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The Local

I went back to The Local with my Saucy Lady last night. I just wanted them so bad. I got the Hot Wings again and she gave the Sun Dried Tomato Wings (their only other kind) a shot. As always the Wings from the local were awesome. Their method of smoking the Wings and then flash-frying them is the perfect way to prepare Wings. I still say they have the best Wings in Atlanta.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 517

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Landmark Diner

I went to the Landmark Diner on Roswell Road yesterday for lunch. I ordered a dozen Wings, but was only served 11. They were no good. Gross. So crunchy that Saucy Lady could hear them crunching from across the table. I didn't even finish them.

On an interesting note, it was the first time that I was served carrots this month. I didn't even eat them because even the carrots looked gross.

Don't eat the Wings there.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 507

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Wild Wing Cafe

Sorry for the long delay in updating, but I wanted to make sure that I had all the pictures from Saturday night before I posted.

On Saturday night, a bunch of us met up at Wild Wing in Alpharetta. I like Wild Wing but have only been there 3 or 4 times including Saturday. Its just so far away from anywhere where I spend my time.

When I went to Wild Wild last January, I noticed that all of the Wings were very small and decided that the next time that I went back, I would have to order a larger order.

I ended up ordering 16 Wings. I decided to do 8 of them Jalapeno Cheddar and half of them Atlanta Fireball.

I was not a big fan of the Atlanta Fireball Wings. There just wasn't a whole lot of flavor to them. Next time, I will try the Habanero Hots or the Braveheart Wings.

The Jalapeno Cheddar Wings, however, were excellent. I have never tried a Wing quite like this. It was a perfect blend of the Jalapenos and the Cheddar. Plus, it had a nice tangy taste and was cooked with the perfect amount of crispiness. I will definitely have to get more of these next time I go to Wild Wing. At some point, I told Jason Riddle (my Wingman) that the Jalapeno Cheddar Wings are "quite possibly perfect."

Atlanta Fireball on the left and Jalapeno Cheddar on the right:


Nick enjoys his Wing. Look at his Wing hands and how he avoids touching the cellphone.


Of the 11 of us who were there, 10 of us had Wings. Nicole did not. Look how ashamed she is. Reminds me of this pic from last year:
Jon Hopkins was served the biggest Wing I have ever seen. It is at big as his PDA:

I don't think anyone was ready for this picture.

Jason Riddle and Ben Allen enjoy some tasty Wings.

BONES:

In your face, vegetarians:
WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 499

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Wings Express

I hit up another one of those delivery places yesterday. I was hungry and had a menu from a place called Wings Express. Wings Express is one of those places that delivers just about everything. They not only have Wings, but also subs, salads, burgers, wraps, Chinese food, Greek food, and pizza.

I placed an order for 8 Buffalo-Insane Wings (their hottest). I would have preferred 10 or 12 Wings, but Wings Express is one of those places that gives you the option of ordering either 8 or 15 Wings. Luckily, they were all huge Wings though.

I really liked these. I was actually very impressed because most of the time, delivery Wings are not that good. These Wings, however, were cooked perfectly (a little bit crispy on the outside and nice and tender and juicy on the inside). Plus the sauce was really good too. It wasn't really hot at all, but it had a great flavor (Sirachi was definitely present). Even my Saucy Lady who hates hot sauces and can't handle them was liking this sauce.

You can order from Wings express through www.CampusFood.com Or give them a call at (404) 688-7818.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 483

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Neighbor's Pub

For dinner last night, I went to Neighbor's Pub on North Highland Ave. I ordered an order of 10 Wings half of them XXX Hot and half of them Caribbean. The Caribbean sauce is a buffalo style sauce which according to their menu is "a tangy blend of orange and lemon juice, accented with garlic, onion and spice."

The Wings were cooked almost perfectly. They were nice and crispy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside. I really liked the Caribbean sauce too. I recommend these Wings.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 475

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Sticky Fingers Hot Habanero

I fried up more Wings for lunch yesterday. I decided to use Sticky fingers Hot Habanero Sauce (my favorite sauce) on my Wings. I did this for several reasons:

1. I had no sauces in my refrigerator that I had not tried
2. Sticky Fingers Hot Habanero is my favorite sauce
3. My refrigerator is full of a bunch of different Wing and BBQ sauces and Sticky Fingers Hot Habanero was the bottle closest to being empty

As usual, the Wings turned out great. I love Sticky Fingers.

http://www.StickyFingers.com

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 465

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Nathan Scott Philips Wings

I went over to my friend Gneighthan's (Nathan's) house for dinner last night. He cooked a bunch of shit including steaks, mashed potatoes, corns, green beans, and some desserts. It all looked so good.

Lucky for me, Nate was thoughtful enough to pick up some Wings for my enjoyment. He went to Publix and grabbed some Mardi Gras Wings which I find to be delicious. Then, he made his own sauce which actually consisted of chipotle BBQ packets from McDonalds and some honey. Lets just call it a Chipotle Honey BBQ Sauce. Nate then poured the sauce on the Wings and put them on the grill to cook them. After that, he brought them inside, left them on the counter for a half an hour and then put them in the oven (I have no idea why).

The Wings (actually they were all Drums for some reason) were really good. I actually didn't even use one bit of Ranch or Blue Cheese. Of course, they were all big and tasty.

I had never thought about mixing Publix Wings with McDonalds BBQ Sauce and honey, but it worked out. I was full after like 8 or 9 Wings, but I kept eating them anyways because they were that good.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 457

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Carolina Buffalo Wing Sauce

My parents were in Asheville, North Carolina last week and while they were there they looked for that "mystery sauce" that I tried earlier this month. They couldn't find it, but they did find another Wing sauce. They brought me a bottle of sauce called Carolina Buffalo Wing Sauce.

It smelled like a combination of Frank's Hot Sauce and Sirachi. I like both of those. The sauce turned out to be really good. And really spicy. It had a hot, sweet, and peppery taste and went really well on my Wings. Unfortunately, I had to cook those Kroger Wings which I hate.

I will put a picture of the bottle up at some point.

You can get the sauce here.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 446

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Taco Stand

I went to the Taco Stand on Roswell Road last night for some Wings and trivia. I have written about them several times, but have not yet been there this January. As usual, I ordered my Wings Extra Hot and they brought me 12 HUGE Wings.

I really like their Wings. The sauce is kind of peppery and I would compare it somewhat to the TMI sauce that you can get at Dugan's, Taco Mac, or J.R. Cricket's. Although the sauce is not as good or as spicy as the sauces from those places, it still has a great taste to it. Me likey the Taco Stand.

Even though I was pretty full after 8 Wings, I still ate all 12. USA USA USA!

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 438

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Wanna Hear Some Thing Crazy?

I love eating Chicken Wings.

At first, I was craving chili, then it was a burger, then it was pizza... now, I only crave one thing... Chicken Wings!

I am serious.

I crave them. I think about them all the time. I have gotten completely used to eating only Wings.

I now understand how dogs can eat the same food everyday. I have eaten some great Wings this month and I am still going strong.

Sure, every once in a while I want to eat a certain food, but it is no longer a craving, or even a serious urge. What a great month it has been so far--and I still have another week!

I love Chicken Wings!

World Wings

I went to the dentist yesterday and the receptionist actually saw me on the news several weeks ago. I thought that was pretty cool.

I was gonna cook Wings yesterday, but I had very little time between my dentist appointment and a meeting with my boss. As I was getting on the highway, I saw a restaurant called "World Wings." I figured that I might as well give them a try. It turned out to be one of those Chinese places that serves anything from Wings to burgers to Chinese food. In fact, their special was 12 Wings and fried rice. Sounds interesting.

I ordered 10 Hot Wings which cost less than $6 and took them home with me. I was a little disappointed when I opened the styrofoam box because most of the Wings were stragglers. They did kind of hook me up though--they gave me 11 Wings instead of 10. How wonderful.

The Wings from World Wings were actually REALLY good. The sauce was pretty hot, hotter than the average "Hot" Wings that are served at restaurants. It had a strong Sirachi taste to it, along with a peppery taste. The Wings were also cooked perfectly and were very tender.

Next time I go to the dentist, I may have to stop and grab some Wings afterwards... On second thought, I may go before I go to the dentist--after all, they are gonna floss for me!

World Wings is located on 3365 Steve Reynolds Blvd in Duluth.


WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 426

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Hate Mail

I have been getting a lot of fan mail this month, which has been a little bit strange for me. I do appreciate it though and I try to answer every email. As strange as getting fan mail for eating Chicken Wings is, getting hate mail for eating Wings seems absolutely absurd.

I received this comment on my post entitled Smith's Olde Bar:

"Wings don't cost $10.95 anywhere worth eating in Buffalo. Hell i won't pay more then $.30 a wing at most places. Good luck but if you want it to count for anything real stop eating "honey mustard Buffalo wings" and travel to Buffalo where we call the just plain "wings" the have "franks red hot" sauce and if they come with ranch it's pretty much open game on kicking the waitress' ASS.... Have fun with your applebees wing dings..."


Let me break this message down.

"Wings don't cost $10.95 anywhere worth eating in Buffalo. Hell i won't pay more then $.30 a wing at most places."
--My point was that for $10.95 for a dozen Wings, I would need to be in a place where Wings (and everything else) are expensive, like New York. I meant New York City, not Buffalo. This is why I said New York and not Buffalo. Also, much like Buffalo, Wings don't cost $10.95 at anywhere worth eating in Atlanta.

"Good luck but if you want it to count for anything real stop eating "honey mustard Buffalo wings" and travel to Buffalo where we call the just plain "wings" the have "franks red hot" sauce"
--Yeh dude because I have eaten "honey mustard Buffalo Wings" so much this month. No, wait--I have only had Hot Honey Mustard Wings once in my life. The vast majority of the Wings I have eaten this month have been Extra Hot. Plus, maybe I should take his advice and travel to Buffalo just to freeze my ass off and eat Wings that taste the exact same as any Wings that I can find at just about any sports bar in the country.

"if they come with ranch it's pretty much open game on kicking the waitress' ASS"
--I bet this happens a lot

"Have fun with your applebees wing dings"
--I've never had Wings at Applebees, fignuts.


Heres what Sharon wrote on my Facebook about Wings in Buffalo: "wings in buffalo, very tasty...but not as good as the GOLD RUSH ones at Wild wings!"


I appreciate your hate mail, but in the words of Lil Wayne: "If you don't like my shit, then fuck you and your shit."

Now I'm off to Applebees for some Hot Honey Mustard Wings.

American Wings

Those of you who know me know that my favorite thing in the world is not Chicken Wings--- it is America. I love America.

But, I also love Wings and think American Wings is a perfect name for a Wing restaurant.

I went to American Wings last January during the Chicken Wing Project, but I did not give them the best review. When I went last year, it was right after a very, very, very long weekend of drinking that I miraculously survived (seriously). I felt "off" for several days after my trip to Tunica and my trip to Athens right after that. I felt that it was only fair to give American Wings another chance.

I went to the one on Old Alabama Road in Alpharetta with my Saucy Lady, the parents of my Wingman Jason Riddle, and several of their friends.

First off, I loved their menu. The cover has the Statue Of Liberty and an American flag. I want to tattoo those images onto my back. They have a ton of different food besides Chicken Wings and it all looked pretty good.

I ordered 10 "Flying" Wings which is their hottest kind. The Wings came with Jalapenos and after gaining approval from Mr. Riddle (or Daddy Dubbs as he prefers), I decided that it was cool to eat the Jalapenos with the Wings.

The Wings had a nice flavor to them. They were spicy, but it wasn't too hot to the point where I was crying or had a flaming mouth. They were cooked nicely too which made for a pleasant experience. They had good size to them and there were no stragglers in the bunch.

I liked the idea of having Jalapenos on top of my Wings. I have had sauces with smaller pieces of Jalapenos in them like Blind Pig's Hot Honey BBQ, however, I have never had Wings with big Jalapeno slices on them. I really did like that and I will do it again sometime in the future. I do have one suggestion to the Wing restaurants that do serve Wings with Jalapenos on them: I think that they would taste better with fresh Jalapenos, rather than the pickled ones that you would usually get on nachos. Fresh Jalapenos have a lot more flavor and lack the "pickled aftertaste."

This is why second chances are important. Give American Wings a try.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 415

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Ken's Steakhouse Lemon Pepper

I do not like Lemon Pepper style Chicken Wings. I have never had any that I have liked, and I've tried a bunch. As yall know, I prefer my Wings swimming in sauce, and lemon pepper Wings are dry.

I found a wet Lemon Pepper mix at Publix. I love Ken's Steakhouse Ranch and their Buffalo Sauce isn't bad.

I mixed up a batch of Lemon Pepper Wings and was not a fan. I liked them better than I like most Lemon Pepper Wings, but I still wouldn't say that I enjoyed them. I find this strange because lemon and pepper are two of my favorite flavors in food.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 405

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Tavern At Phipps--Again

My parents were back in town last night and invited me to get some dinner with them. I had found a few nicer restaurants that serve Chicken Wings, but they wanted to go back to the Tavern At Phipps. That was cool with me because I found their Wings to be good last week.

I ordered the Bangkok Wings and was once again served 7 Wings, all of them Drums. One of my Drums was the single biggest Drum I have ever seen in my life.

They were good.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 397

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Pat's Ho-Made BBQ Sauce

So, I was walking around Publix last week and my eyes happened to spot this sauce:
Wow--how could I not buy that sauce.

I made myself up a batch of Wings yesterday with Pat's Ho-Made BBQ Sauce. They were pretty good. The sauce has a pretty common BBQ flavor, but it also has a strong smoky taste to it, with a peppery aftertaste. All in all, the sauce was pretty good and I would recommend buying a bottle--even if you don't like the taste, it make a great conversation piece.

Questions I have: Is Pat a hoe who makes sauce? Or is Pat a pimp who has his/her hoes make the sauce for her?

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 390

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Dugan's

Sorry... I am still trying to catch up from this last weekend.

After the football games Sunday night, I went to Dugan's with my Saucy Lady, Brittany. I figured that it was OK to go back there since I had already broken my rule by visiting Taco Mac twice.

I got 10 TMI Wings and they were delicious. Not only that, but Dugan's actually brought me the Wings really quickly which is great because they are usually super slow.

Dugan's has some of the best Wings in Atlanta.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 382

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Grab Bag

I took the 4 Wings left over from Smith's Olde Bar and the 2 Wings that I had left over from Burger Joy and put them in the oven. Then I ate them.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 372

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Smith's Olde Bar

Patrick O'Berry recommended that I go to Smith's Olde Bar to try their Wings. I have been to Smith's a bunch of times, but I have never eaten there. I used to go for trivia which started at 9, so by then I had already eaten. Plus, its super expensive.

I ordered a dozen Hot Honey Mustard Wings which cost me a whopping $10.95!!! The funny thing is that the menu on their website has them listed for a much more moderate price of $6.95.

For Wings to be worth $10.95 a dozen, I either need to be in New York, or the Wings need to be the best Wings ever. Unfortunately, neither of these things were true Saturday night.

The Wings were pretty good. You couldn't taste any heat on the Hot Honey Mustard Wings (which were just a mix of their hot sauce and their honey mustard sauce), but the flavor from their buffalo sauce did make the Wings quite tasty. I definitely would eat them again-- if they were $3 or $4 less.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 366

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Blind Pig Tavern

This was it. The moment I have been waiting for: Wings at the Blind Pig Tavern.

I had been anxiously awaiting this day for this entire month. Blind Pig is home to my favorite Wings. I fucking love them.

I ordered a dozen Hot Honey BBQ Wings which are the favorite all-time Wings of Ben Allen, Ben Armistead, Me, and many many other Wingeaters. On the suggestion of Drew Freedom, I ordered a side of Ninja sauce. Ninja is their hottest sauce. There have been several occasions where I have cried after eating them.

Everything about Blind Pig's Wings are awesome. As Ben Armistead noticed: "even their celery looks like trees."

Blind Pig always gives the biggest Wings, cooks them perfectly, and slathers them with their delicious sauces.

In fact, the waitress hooked me up phatty style: she gave me 15 Wings instead of the usual 12. And to prove how much of an American I am, I was full after 8 Wings, but ate 7 more anyways (USA USA USA!).

If you live in Georgia and have not had Wings from The Blind Pig, I suggest you make a pilgrimage to Athens. You won't be sorry.

We took a bunch of pictures at the Blind Pig and I will post them as soon as Natalie Freedom sends them to me.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 358

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Amici

As you all know, The Blind Pig Tavern in Athens is home to my favorite Wings in Georgia. Lately, I have heard people say that Amici in Athens has Wings that are even better than Blind Pig. Clearly, I had to check this out.

I met Kevin for dinner and we ordered 20 Wings, 10 of them XX Hot Honey and 10 of them XXX Hot Honey. The Wings there were pretty good, but I wouldn't even begin to compare them to the Blind Pig. I did not like the XX Hot Honey sauce at all and neither did Kevin. We ended up ordering a side of the XXX Hot Honey and pouring it over our XX Hot Honey Wings. Neither of the sauces were hot at all, but the XXX Hot Honey was pretty good. The bartender there explained to us that the taste of the sauces varies completely depending on which cooks are working.

The Wings were good there, but nowhere near Blind Pig. I would give them a try if I were you, but they have so many other good things on their menu that you may wanna look into something else.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 343

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A Pledge Of Freedom

A friend of mine named Drew Freedom has done something great. He has decided to heed my call and pledge several days of Wing eating.

Congratulations to Drew who made it 4 days eating only Chicken Wings!

Also, Drew's real last name is French, but I like the sound of Freedom better.

It Is Important To Have Faith

I went to Athens Friday night to celebrate my friend Dan's birthday. It was also a nice excuse to get some great Wings. While walking to a Wing establishment Friday night, I heard a loud voice shriek "Phred." It scared the hell out of me and I thought it was my mom or something. Instead, it was Faith Berrier.

She was surprised and disappointed to see me in Athens. It turned out that she was planning on bringing me back a dozen Wings from Blind Pig (my favorite Wings). She is much nicer than Ben Allen. She seemed really bummed about seeing me in Athens because it meant that she couldn't surprise me. When I told her that it was the thought that counted, she replied "well, now my thought is ruined!" This would have been a great surprise and I do feel bad for spoiling it.

Faith is a great thing.

Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Chipotle BBQ

Amazingly enough, as of Friday I still hadn't eaten Wings with my roommate Tyler. So, on Friday morning, I decided to cook us an early lunch of Chicken Wings. I went to Publix and bought several sauces that I haven't tried before.

Tyler decided that we should try the Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Chipotle BBQ sauce. This was some of the thickest BBQ sauce that I have ever tried. It was so thick that I had trouble getting it to coat the Wings. Once I finally got the Wings properly coated, they were delicious. Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Chipotle BBQ sauce has great flavor to it, a nice mix between sweet and spicy.

You should try this.


WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 333

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Fat Matt's Chicken Shack

A while back, Art sent me a list of the top rated Wing restaurants in Atlanta. The only one that I had ever even heard of was Fat Matt's Chicken Shack. I have been by it a bunch of times and have wanted to try it for a while. I ordered 10 Hot Wings from there, and was literally salivating at the other food that they had. Amazingly enough, the food that I craved the most was fried chicken. I know...

So, here's the deal with these Wings. Simply put, they were generic. Nothing special here at all.

I know that I have described quite a few Wings as generic, so let me explain what I mean like that. When I call a Wing generic, I mean that they are using either the original recipe for Buffalo Wings (which is simply Frank's Hot Sauce), or a slight variation of it. Don't get me wrong though: generic Wings are not bad. In fact, they are really good.

There was nothing wrong with the original recipe, I just think that it can be improved on. Just like there is nothing wrong with the original Wing dipping sauce (Blue Cheese), but it can still be improved on (Ranch). Take that Jason.

Remember, I am eating Wings for a month because I like the taste of Wings. This includes generic Wings.

Fat Matt's is located on Piedmont.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 325

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Tavern At Phipps

My mom was in town briefly and I got to meet her for lunch which was nice because I don't get to see her much. She wanted to go out for a nice lunch, but isn't a really big fan of Chicken Wings. This posed a problem because for some reason, most of the nicer restaurants don't serve Chicken Wings... Those bastards.

I recommended that we go to The Tavern At Phipps which is located at Phipps Plaza Mall (for those of you with no common sense). I have eaten there several times and have always enjoyed my meals.

I ordered the Bangkok Wings which was their only flavor. To be honest, I wasn't expecting a whole lot out of them. I turned out to be wrong, because they were excellent. They served me 7 Wings which is by far the strangest number of Wings that I have ever been served at a restaurant. Another strange thing was that they were all Drums. This is the first time that I have been served all Drums when I didn't order them that way.

All of the Wings were big. I'm talking HUGE. They were also really tender, and the meat pretty much fell off the bone.

The Wings were cooked in a strange sauce which was very peanutty and kind of had a hint of a plum taste to them. They were really good.

My only complaint was that they were kind of burned, but it wasn't that big of a deal. They still tasted excellent. If you happen to find yourself at The Tavern At Phipps, check out their Wings. You won't be disappointed.

Thanks for lunch mom--- and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 315

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Burger Joy

I ate dinner really early yesterday and I was getting pretty hungry around 9 so I decided to order some Wings from one of the restaurants that drops off those menus at my house every day. I settled on a restaurant named Burger Joy which despite its name specializes in Chinese food and Wings. Go figure.

I ordered the Sweet Thai Chili Wings because I was in the mood for something other than Extra Hot or BBQ. The Wings that arrived were all nicely sized, however, they were way, way, way too crispy. The sauce on the Wings tasted almost exactly like the Wings at The Vortex. Ironically, the Wings at The Vortex were way, way, way too soft. Go figure.

I'd probably order from there again, but only in a pinch, and then I'd probably just get the Hot Wings.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 308

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Sidelines

Sorry that I have been falling a little behind in my writing. I have spent the last few days in an all day class for work out in Kennesaw. I made several posts from my phone to try to keep up, but I am done with the classes now, so I should be able to stay current.

That being said, yesterday, I was sitting in class all day long and I was hungry. It was about 1 P.M. and I hadn't eaten all day and I started fantasizing about food. Was I thinking about a burger? A steak? Some pizza? NO! I was thinking about Wings from King of Wings. Seriously.

Anyways... I met up with a former boss from an old job yesterday early in the afternoon. I hadn't seen Jeff since July and wanted to catch up with him. Since I don't know Kennesaw very well, I let Jeff pick us a restaurant. He ended up choosing Sidelines on Chastain and George Busby (near I-75).

We ordered 20 Extra Hot Wings for the two of us. The Wings were ready really quickly (of course, it was before 4pm and we were the only people in the restaurant) and they looked really good.

Although I did get one straggler, the rest of them were very big. The sauce was not spicy at all, but it was pretty good and had a BBQ like taste to it. Also, the Wings were pretty dry and slightly over cooked, yet they still tasted all right.

One cool thing about Sidelines is that each table has its own TV and you can change the channel on it so that you don't get stuck watching CNN or golf. Overall, I'd rank them as OK. They might be better if I had gone at a traditional lunch or dinner hour. I would give them another chance.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 301

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Sticky Fingers Wings

My good friends at Sticky Fingers sent me a very nice care package last week. I had received an email from them telling me that they wanted my address so that they could send me some Wings and sauce. I replied to the email and sent them my address, hoping for maybe a bottle of sauce and a dozen Wings. Two days later, I was surprised to find a package from Sticky Fingers containing 50 precooked Wings and 4 bottles of Sticky Fingers Hot Habanero Sauce which is my favorite sauce of all time.


The Wings are hickory smoked and slathered in sauce, as you can see:

For those of you who read this blog a lot, you probably remember that two of my all time faovrite Wings are smoked. I am not usually a big fan of smoked meats, but I think smoking Chicken Wings keeps the Wings tender and locks in a lot of flavor. Those of you who read this blog regularly also know that Sticky Fingers is by far my favorite sauce. I love the flavor and thickness of the sauce. Despite the habanero in its name, the sauce isn't really all that hot. Simply put, it is delicious. I know that Brad Binion won't buy any other sauces for his Wings since he first tried Sticky Fingers.

I invited Jason Riddle (my Wingman), Brittany Lovell (my saucy lady), Art Noll, and Brett Barrett over to share the Wings with me. We followed the instructions that Sticky Fingers sent which called for cooking the Wings for 30 minutes in the over, covering them in sauce, and then cooking them for another 10 minutes. The guys all used Sticky Fingers Hot Habanero sauce on our Wings, while Brittany used Sticky Fingers Tennessee Whiskey (she can't handle any heat).

First off, let me say that these Wings were absolutely huge. There were several Wingzillas in the bunch and I didn't notice anything close to a straggler. Also, they were sooooo tender. I could not stop the meat from falling off the bone. It was one of the most amazingly beautiful things that I've ever seen, and I've looked into a mirror before.

The Wings were great, and I'm not just saying that because they sent them to me. They truly were great.

I am going to be in Charleston, South Carolina next month and I will definitely be stopping in to the Sticky Fingers restaurant there.

You can order Sticky Fingers Wings here. They will even tell you where in your state you can find their sauces and/or a Sticky Fingers restaurant.
http://www.StickyFingers.com

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 291

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Breaded Wings

As all of you Wing fans have noticed, some establishments serve their Wings breaded, while others do not. In my opinion, breading a Wing can often add a nice flavor to a Wing. However, breading usually fails to do this.

Too often, restaurants will add a thick coat of breading to a Wing and then coat the Wing in the same sauce tha they would use on a normal Wing. This accomplishes little. A thick breading will usually separate the taste of the Wing frm the taste of the sauce, without adding any new taste to the Wing. The result is actually an inferior Wing, rather than a superior one.

Restaurants should NOT add breading to a Wing unless their breading meets these two standards:

1. The breading is thin. It should be this so that it doesn't take over the Wing. If I wanted to taste fried bread, I would fry some bread, not some Wings.
2. The breading adds something to the Wing. You need to make sure that your breading is nicely seasoned and not too strong of a taste. Remember, the goal of breading is to enhance the taste of the Wing, not take over the taste of it.

If your restaurant can't follow these simple instructions, don't bread your Wings.

Trust me, I know Wings.

Wing Eater Of The Week: Ben Allen

This weeks Wing eater is Ben Allen. Ben Allen loves Wings so much that he actually hates those who prefer the Drum over the Wing. He almost takes it personally. If you tell him that you prefer the Drum to the Wing, he gets a shocked look on his face like if you were to tell a child that there is no such thing as Santa Claus (by the way there isn't).

I think that if there were restaurants that served only the Wing or only the Drum, Ben would likely suicide bomb a Drum restaurant. Good thing there are no such restaurants. Ben pretty much confirmed this in the interview that I did with him. When I asked him which person of all times he would like to eat Wings with, he picked a certain Scottish terrorist leader.

Maybe his passion (extremism) about the Wing is what makes him such a fun person to eat Wings with.

BEN'S STATS:

Wing or the Drum: "Ummm. The wing. Anybody who answers drum to this question should have their voting privileges revoked for the upcoming election. He/she is obviously incapable of rational thought." (This is funny because Ben Allen never votes. Maybe the Drum eaters revoked his voting privileges...)
Ranch or Blue Cheese: "90% of the time I'll go with ranch. However if I'm in the right mood, and a wing joint makes homemade blue cheese I'll give it a shot." (That is my exact opinion too)
Favorite Wings In Atlanta: "My favorite wings in the A are Wild Wing's Wild West. These are not spicy wings, and I love my wings with some heat. But the Wild West wings are quite simply the tastiest wing formula you can get get in Atlanta."
Favorite Wings In The World: "Only surpassed by the Hot Honey BBQ wings at the Blind Pig Tavern in Athens. Armistead refers to these wings as crack for a reason."
If Ben Could Eat Wings With Anyone Alive: "If I could eat wings with any person alive? It would have to be Adriana Lima because I would then turn her into MY saucy lady."
If Ben Could Eat Wings With Anyone From All Time: "If I could eat wings with anyone that has ever existed? I would have to go with William Wallace, one of the baddest Mofos to ever walk the Earth. Even though he would probably eat his wings raw and just swallow the whole thing in one bite."

Taco Mac... again

So, I originally had a plan to visit each Wing place only once. I wanted to get a nice sample of Atlanta area Wings without favoring any place in particular. I had been following my plan perfectly, not even using the same Wing sauce at home more than once... until last night.

My friend, Patrick O'Berry's birthday was last night. People were meeting up at Taco Mac to celebrate and I didn't want to be a party pooper. So, I went to Taco Mac and ordered 10 T.M.I. Wings swimming in sauce.

Taco Mac has some of the best Wings in Atlanta for sure. They are the only Wings that I have eaten where I have observed that the Drums are always more tender than the Wings. No small feat.

Getting your Wings swimming in sauce can be a great thing, but be careful. Tragedy struck me when I went to grab a Wing that was totally doused in sauce and it was so slippery that it popped out of my hand and landed on the ground! Nooooooooooooo!

The Wings were great though. I loves me some Taco Mac.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 281

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Stubb's Moppin" Sauce Bar-B-Q Baste

I decided to try the Stubb's Moppin Sauce. If you are a loyal reader, you remember that I have never tried this sauce, but sent a bottle of it to Iraq anyways. I figured that it would be good because I liked the color of it. It kind of looks a peppery Thousand Island dressing.

I was a little bit worried about the sauce because I have tried a different kind of Stubb's sauce and was less than impressed.

Before cooking my Wings, I tried a taste of the sauce on my finger. This was not going to be good. I did not liek the sauce at all.

But something funny happened when I mixed the Wings with the Stubb's sauce: my Wings turned out great. The sauce was nice and peppery, not spicy at all with a tangy taste.

Try this shit!

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 272

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A Sad Story

Right now, I am sitting in a training class for work, on my lunch break. It is bad enough that I have to sit through 8 hours of boring class, but I have to do it without Wings. I was planning on meetin a friend for lunch in Kennesaw, but my company had food catered in and we can't leave for lunch due to time constraints. They ordered in a bunch of good looking food and I want some.

Man those wraps look good. Even the veggies look good (never thought I'd say that). I even want some Chee-tos and I don't like Chee-tos.

I will update theblog this evening with yesterdays Wings when I get to my computer.

Planet Bombay

Much like Gob Bluth, I've made a huge mistake.

Last night, I went to Planet Bombay near Five Points with Brittany. I had been there before and happened to notice Tandoori Wings on the menu. Brittany wanted Indian food last night and I figured that sitting in an Indian restaurant and only eating Wings wouldn't drive me insane. The food in there smelled so good. I just wanted to eat some of the Indian food sooooo bad. Instead, I felt like a major asshole ordering only Wings at an Indian restaurant.

The Tandoori Wings were good... at first. But, the Wings just didn't have much flavor to them which is surprising considering that Indian food usually has a ton of flavor. In the end, I was very unimpressed with them. Plus at $5.99 for 6 of them, they were the most expensive Wings that I have ever eaten.

I love Indian food, but I will probably never eat Wings at an Indian place again.

That place smelled so good though... I am now craving Indian food.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 264

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Win Wing's & Sub........

For lunch yesterday, I went to a place named "Win Wing's & Sub World Famous Steak Cheese & Cheese Burger Chinese Food." I am not kidding. That was the name of the restaurant.

I was out in Midtown and I didn't feel like repeating a restaurant or heading up to KFC. Plus, I was very hungry and willing to give a place with such an interesting name a try.

My Wings were small and did not have much sauce on them. However, they did taste much better than I thought they would. Still, this only made them ok. I wouldn't recommend going there though, unless there are NO other options available for you.

Win Wing's & Sub World Famous Steak Cheese & Cheese Burger Chinese Food is located on North Ave if you are into that kind of thing... I am not.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 258

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J.R. Crickets

I received a ton of emails from people who read this blog telling me that I needed to try J.R. Crickets. I was told over and over that they have the best Wings in Atlanta. Naturally, I just had to try them.

I went to the J.R. Crickets on Spring Street, right across from The Varsity. I was told that they had small Wings, so instead of ordering 10, I went ahead and ordered 15. I was full after 11, but I kept eating anyways. After all, I am an American and that is what we do.

I ordered the T.M.I. sauce which is their hottest. I have been in a mood for really spicy Wings all week. Jason Riddle, my Wing Man, ordered the T.M.I. sauce also and described it as "quite possibly perfect." I wouldn't go that far, but they were damn good.

The Wings were all nicely cooked. Not too crispy, but not too soft at all. They were coated in a good bit of sauce and while they were on the small side, I wouldn't call them stragglers.

I really enjoyed my Wings. In my opinion, they aren't the best Wings in Atlanta, but they are on the top tier. I will definitely be back. If you haven't been yet, you should give them a try.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 248

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Buffalo's Cafe

I went to Buffalo's Cafe yesterday for lunch with Brittany (my Saucy Lady) and her parents. I have been to Buffalo's quite a few times, but I have never had their Wings. I really like their other food a lot, so I was eager to try their Wings. I ordered 10 Scorching Wings. They were between Hot and Death Valley in terms of their heat.

The Wings were decent. Definitely nothing special here. They were on the small side and the meat was kind of tough, but I would eat them again. The sauce was Ok. Not great, not bad, not really all that hot. Buffalo's has cheap deals on Wings during the week and they used to have an all you can eat night a few times a month (not sure if they still do).

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 233

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The Local

I went to The Local for Wings again last night. This is my 3rd time going there and I knew that I had to eat them this month. If you remember the review that I gave them last month, I called them the "Best Wings In Atlanta."

I am gonna go ahead and stick by that.

I have really enjoyed the Wings every time that I have been to The Local. Last night, they were the best Wings that I have had there. They solved the complaint that I previously had about the lack of spice in their "Hot" Wings. Last night, the Wings definitely had some heat to them, although they were not too hot for the average Wing-eater.

I was served 8 Wings and 2 Drums. Nothing close to a straggler was among them. Nothing besides delicious was tasted. The Wings at The Local are some of the most tender Wings I have ever tried. They were so juicy, the spice was great, and all the Wings were huge.

This may have been the perfect plate of Wings.

I have seriously spent over 3 hours trying to rotate this video so that I could put it up. For some reason, the video recorded at a 90 degree angle and there is no easy way to flip a video. I downloaded 7 different programs to try to flip it and only one worked. There is a watermark on the video, but I don't care. Its the best I could do.

Look at how easy the meat comes off the bone. (Thats what she said):



This is what a boneyard should look like. Notice how clean all the bones are:


WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 223

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COME EAT WINGS TONIGHT

I have got a ton of emails about J.R. Cricket's on Spring Street, across from the Varsity. Apparently they ahve the best Wings in Atlanta, although I've never been. I'll be up there tonight at 7:37 eating Chicken Wings. Join me.

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Fixed The Official Song

I got some complaints that the link to the official song took you to some weird shit instead. Heres a link to to a different site that has no shadiness. The links on the side of the page have been updated too. Just click the free user icon when it asks you free user or premium user. I use this site all the time so I know it is cool.


http://rapidshare.com/files/83308608/Chicken_Wings_08.mp3.html

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285 Line

Yesterday, I got to eat lunch with Kevin. Kevin used to be my roomate and I hardly ever get to see him since he moved back to Athens, so I was excited about grabbin some Wings with him.

Kevin is a good friend. He ordered a Chicken Wings 08 hoodie from my store. He is probably a better friend to me than you are.

We decided to go to the 285 Line which is located near I-285 and Powers Ferry Road on New Northside Drive (just off exit 22 on 285). I think that I went there twice last January during the Chicken Wing Project. I haven't been there since I moved out of my apartment in April, so we figured that it would be nice to head back for old time's sake. Plus, a Chicken Wing fan recommended them to me last week, so that got me thinking about it.

We ordered the Hot-Honey BBQ Wings (their best--I've tried them all). They came with a side of their homemade Blue Cheese which was really good. They served me 10 Wings. A couple of them were kinda small, but there were no stragglers in the bunch. Their Wings were delicious. Nice and tender. The only downside was that the Hot Honey BBQ had no heat to it whatsoever. Thats ok though. They were still great.

If you are in the area, check out their Wings.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 213

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Wingnuts

I had trouble getting Wings last night. First, I ordered Wings from a restaurant called Best Wings that had given me a flier. It turned out that the restaurant was on the other side of town and was not affiliated with the restaurant of the same name two miles from me. So, I got online and tried to find the number for the Best Wings near me.

This is when the internet went out. I love Comcast, but not really.

I was unable to get a number from best Wings from my phone, but was able to find the number for a place called Wingnuts which was about 3 minutes from where I was.

I was in the mood for somethin' spicy, so I ordered the Buffalo Insane Wings which are their hottest. I had tried Wingnuts years earlier when I was still living in Athens and was unimpressed. I was not expecting anything special--or even anything good.

The problem was that their Wings is that instead of the standard of 10 or 12 Wings that most restaurants have, Wingnuts allows you to order 8 or 15. It was a gamble, but I ordered 8 Wings hoping that they were not stragglers.

So, the fact that in the past they weren't good combined with the fat that I was only getting 8 was leading me to realize that I was probably setting myself up for a disappointing meal.

Then, I got to the restaurant.

Right there on the door, they had a big sign which proudly proclaimed themselves to be the "Home of the Boneless Wing." I won't go all the way into my opinions on boneless Wings right here. I wrote about it last year and you can find it here.

As I said, I have had their Wings before and didn't enjoy them. This time, however, I found their Wings to be really good. They were covered in a sauce that had a lot of crushed red peppers in it, they were all cooked nicely, and there wasn't anything even resembling a straggler in the whole bunch. The meat was so juicy.

I was really impressed. This shows the importance of second chances. You should
give them a try.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 203

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I Don't Think My Mom Understands Satire

I got this email from my mom referring to yesterday's post:

"While always entertaining, your blog today made no sense. One cannot vote for a chicken wing as a candidate.

You are overdosing and it is destroying precious brain cells."

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Charlie G's 11th Street Pub--Wings With the Aqua Teens

I have an old friend named Jason who I have known since 3rd grade. He moved to Atlanta a few years back but we really haven't hung out much. I met him at his office yesterday afternoon for some Wings. Jason told me that we were gonna be going to Charlie G's which he heard had delicious Wings. Jason doesn't even really like Wings, but he wanted to eat them with me this January.

Jason works for an animation company called Radical Axis. They do some cartoons that you have probably seen including Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Squidbillies. He showed me around the studio real quick and I was given a signed drawing of Meatwad that was used in an episode of Aqua Teen. Pretty cool.

Charlie G's is located on 11th and West Peachtree. They have about 10 different flavors of Wings and they all looked pretty good. I ended up ordering 10 Wings split between Jamaican Jerk and Honey BBQ. I really liked their Wings. Not the best in Atlanta or anything like they claim, but they were still good. They all were nicely sized and they were nice and tasty. I liked the Honey BBQ better because they had a lot of sauce on them, while the Jamaican Jerk Wings were dry. I got to try one of someone else's Ranch Wings and it was delicious. Before the meal, I was told that I had to get them and I wish that I had.

I would definitely go back there again. Next time, I'll have to go for dinner-- their beer list was nice.

Instead of taking a normal boneyard picture, Todd decided that we should decorate our boneyard. He poured Ranch on it, added some celery, and placed a straw with a lemon on it on the top (like a flag). Here is Todd (right) and TJ (left) with the boneyard monument:


Here is me with the monument and our waitress who was really nice:

I need to remember my camera so I don't have to keep using these phone pics.

CHECK OUT JASON'S WEBSITE: http://www.JasonShwartz.com

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 195

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Election Time: Vote Chicken Wings In 08!

Unless you have been living in a cave for the last few months, you are probably aware that there is a presidential election this year. We are already in primary season and in about a month, both parties will have picked their candidates for the general election in November.

In one year from now, a new leader will become President of this great country. We need a leader who is well respected and loved throughout this nation and the world. We need a leader who can appeal to Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Independents alike.

In the upcoming election, I am endorsing such a candidate. In 2008, we as a nation must choose Chicken Wings.

Unless you live in Iowa, Wyoming, or New Hampshire, you still have a chance to vote in an upcoming primary or caucus. To the best of my knowledge, Chicken Wings is not currently on the ballot in any state. However, this does not mean that you cannot "write in" Chicken Wings when you head to the polls.

We must have the courage to select a candidate like Chicken Wings who has broad appeal to all different groups of Americans.

For the good of this nation and the world, please write in Chicken Wings when you vote in your state's primary or caucus.





...Its less crazy than voting for Ron Paul.

Official Song Of The Chicken Wing Project

As you can see above, my friend Mike wrote a song for the Chicken Wing Project called Chicken Wings 08 and I think its really cool. You can find it above or at his MySpace page here.

THANKS MIKE!!!!

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Righteous Room

Last night, I went back to the Righteous Room on Ponce. I wrote about them last month in this post.

I had an order of Wings which at Righteous Room is "one pound" of Wings, although I have never been served any more or less than 10 and I'm pretty sure they don't have a scale in the kitchen. The Wings last night were delicious. They were nice and saucy, not swimming in sauce like I prefer, but they were coated in plenty of sauce. I never had a dry bite. They also fry them up nicely so that you get a good Wing that is somewhat crispy and somewhat soft.

Also, they were all properly sized and I didn't have a single straggler in the bunch. Their Wings are winners.


WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 185

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Goat Wings

Sorry I am so late in updating today. I had computer and internet trouble this morning.

Yesterday, I fried up 8 Wings in my little fryer and coated them with my dad's homemade sauce. My dad has been making his own BBQ sauce for years and I have always found it quite tasty. His sauce is pretty spicy and has quite the peppery taste to it.

He makes it for ribs, so it is not a typical Chicken Wing sauce at all, but it went surprisingly well with the Wings that I prepared. I'm not just saying that it was good because he's my dad. I'm saying that it was good because if I don't, he will hurt me. He is always hitting me.


WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 173

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Frankie's--An Old Favorite

I used to go to Frankie's (285 and Roswell Road) every Tuesday night for trivia, but recently I switched spots. I love Frankie's Wings. They are not the best in Atlanta by any means, but they are consistently tasty. They always have good size to them, they are always smothered in a little extra sauce, and they are just about always cooked very nicely. I ordered a dozen Wings, half of them Hot and half of them Carolina BBQ. As usual, they were damn good.

I have missed Frankie's Wings since I stopped going there as much and I need to start hitting it up again.

On another note, I was asked by my waiter (who I have never seen before in my life) if I was the guy who eats only Chicken Wings. Its kind of cool to be recognized, but he didn't seem to have been to my site and when I asked him how he knew about the Chicken Wing Project he just told me that he "had heard about it from people." Kinda weird...

Frankie's is part of the Jock's and Jill's chain in Atlanta, so I'm assuming the Wings there are just as good.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 165

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Mystery Sauce

I was in Asheville, North Carolina a few months back and I stopped into a farmers market. While I was in there, I bought a bottle of sauce especially for hot Wings. The bottle came with a box glued around it that had a picture of a cowboy on it. On the top, there was a plastic cowboy hat. Sometime ago, I removed the box from the sauce and there is no label on the bottle itself.

Therefore, I don't know the name of the sauce that I put on my Wings for lunch yesterday.

And that is a shame.

The sauce had a name like "Ass Flamin," "Ass Burnin," or something similar. I really wish I knew the name of it. It was really good. The sauce was a spicy buffalo style sauce. It was fairly peppery and was pretty spicy. The spice didn't kick in right away, but by the end of my Wing eating, my mouth was on fire. This made for some really good Wings. I still have some of the sauce in my fridge and I will definitely use it again. If I ever see this sauce again, I will have to buy another bottle.


WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 153

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Wing Eater Of The Week: Ben Armistead

I am going to start doing a new feature on my site each week where I will feature a favorite Wing eater of mine. I plan on calling it: Wing Eater (let me finish) of the Week.

Ben Armistead is one of my favorite Wing eaters. If there was a fantasy Wing eating team like fantasy football or baseball teams, I would draft Ben Armistead second (after myself of course). Ben eats Wings faster than anyone I have ever eaten with. He is usually done with his Wings before I dip my first one into the Ranch!

Here is a video of Ben eating Wings. He has slowed himself down so that we can see it, but enjoy. Ignore the background music.



You can also find the video here.
Ben Armistead's stats:

Wing or Drum: A nice mixture of both
Ranch or Blue Cheese: Ranch
If Ben could eat Wings with any living person it would be: Conan O'Brien
If Ben could eat Wings with any person from history it would be: Genghis Khan
Favorite Wing place in Atlanta: Wild Wing Cafe
Favorite Wing in Atlanta: Ranchilada from Wild Wing Cafe
Favorite Wing place in the world: Blind Pig Tavern in Athens, GA
Favorite Wing in the world: Hot-Honey BBQ from Blind Pig

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Gevito's

Before the game last night, I went to Gevito's on Ponce and Barnett (I don't know why they spelled Barnet with an extra t, but whatever). Gevito's is a pizza place that also serves Wings and I have driven by it a bunch of times. I found a menu online and was amazed by how cheap their Wings are. You can get 10 Wings for only $5.49 and 15 for only $7.49, so you would think thats a good deal.

But..... Take a look at these Wings next to a Chapstick:


Unfortunately, they were all about that size. This brought back awful memories of Harry's Wings and Subs who's Wings were compared in size to AAA batteries.

However, These Wigns were not bad at all. I ordered the standard Hot Wings and was amazed by their taste considering the size of them. These were some of the smallest Wings I have ever eaten, but they were definitely the smallest Wings that I enjoyed.

The meat was real tender and was pretty good. Actually, it pretty much fell off the bone. The sauce was pretty good too, a standard Buffalo sauce with a peppery taste to it (not too hot).

If you decide to get Wings from Gevito's, you probably want to go ahead and order at least 15 of them.


WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 145

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Pictures From Wing Ranch

Notice all of the extra sauce:


Ben Allen has what we in the business refer to as "Wing hands"
Squeak loves the Wings
My "Saucy Lady" Brittany shows off her Chicken Wings hat. Have you bought yours yet?

Budweiser Wing Sauce

Yesterday before lunch, I went to Publix and picked up some "Wingettes" because I was sick of the Kroger Wings. I used my fryer and cooked up 8 Wings. This time, I decided to add Budweiser Wing Sauce which I first tried about a year ago. I have only had the Budweiser Wing Sauce a few times since then, but I really do like it. It has a nice and tangy taste and a little bit of spice to it, but nothing too strong. Try it.


WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 130


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Wing Ranch

I went to Wing Ranch on Johnson Ferry Road last night with a few friends. I first tried Wing Ranch last year during the Chicken Wing Project with Jason, my official Wingman. I have been back quite a few times since then and have never had a bad meal.

Wing Ranch has a lot of good flavored sauces. Last night, I went with a mix of the Hot and the Honey BBQ--- I creatively call this mix Hot Honey BBQ. I ordered all Drums. The sauce was great and had quite a bit of spice to it, but not too much to where is was overpowering. My Wings came swimming in the sauce which was a nice little bonus because thats how I prefer them anyways. Man, that sauce was tasty.

I ended up regretting getting only Drums. As good as it was, I wish that I had a nice mix to eat. Oh well, I'll just have to go back sometime.

I took some picutres, but I can't find my camera again (notice a pattern?). I'll update edit this post and add the pictures when I find it. So check back.


WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 122

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Zesto's

I went to Zesto's in midtown yesterday for lunch. I have driven by it a bunch of times and figured that it was time to give it a try. There are several of them in the Atlanta area and they are more known for their ice cream and burgers, but they also have Chicken Wings. I ordered a dozen Hot Wings, and they turned out to be the most expensive Wings that I ever remember buying ($8.99). That is expensive for Wings. If i remember correctly, a dozen Wings at King of Wings costs only $7.19... and are way better.

First off, there was NO heat in these Wings whatsoever. I ordered them hot and not mild, so that was disappointing. My "saucy lady" Brittany cannot handle any heat in her food at all, yet she ate the Wings that I didn't finish and said they weren't hot at all.

Also, the Wings weren't that big and they were pretty dry. It seemed like they used the least amount of sauce that they possibly could have. I would not eat Wings from there again... but I would love to eat one of their burgers one day!

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 112

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The Vortex

Sorry for not updating yesterday. I know I promised daily updates, but shit happens.

On Freday (Friday) night, I went to the Vortex near 5 points for dinner. They have a great menu with a ton of really good looking food. Luckily, Buffalo Wings are the first item on the menu. That was easy!

I ordered the Sweet & Spicy Asian Wings because the waitress told me that it was her favorite style of Wing from there. The sauce was really good, but I'm not sure that it belongs on Chicken Wings. The waitress told me that it is also used on their crab rangoons and I could see how that would be very tasty. Also, the Wings were not crispy at all. I'm not a fan of Wings that are extremely crispy, but a Wing needs to have at least some crisp to it for me to enjoy it.

So, I was not a big fan of their Wings, but I would give them another try.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 105

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Home Made Sauce

I made my own sauce this morning. I used a little Sticky Fingers Hot Habanero Sauce and Ketchup and added all kinds of stuff from my kitchen including honey, brown sugar, Sirachi, and a bunch of other ingredients. I have never tried to make a sauce before and I was surprised at how good it turned out. I'm gonna make the next batch of sauce without and Sticky Fingers base now that I kind of know what I am doing. Like I said though, it turned out to be good sauce. It was really spicy (not as bad as the Hell Wing from King Of Wings), but the honey and brown sugar gave it a nice sweetness to it. So, the sauce was good...


But, the Wings were gross. Those frozen Wings I bought from Kroger are so gross. They are mostly fat and were just no good. Even though the sauce that I made was really good, the Wings were awful. I may not even finish the bag before I run out to Publix for new Wings.



WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 95

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Three Dollar Cafe (JR.)

Last night, I went to the Three Dollar Cafe Jr. on Roswell Road. This is another one of those self-proclaimed "Best Wings In Atlanta" places that I keep talking about. I was joined by 9 friends and we all ordered 10 Wings. I had half Hot and half BBQ.

The Wings were pretty good, but definitely not the best Wings in Atlanta. The hot Wings were fairly generic Wings. If you were to describe the taste of the average hot Wing, it would be the ones from the Three Dollar Cafe. This is not to say that they were bad at all, just nothing special. I did quite enjoy the BBQ Wings, however. The BBQ sauce was good and coated the Wings nicely. Notice how the Wings on the left are covered in sauce while the Wings on the right look kind of dry:




Look at these "saucy ladies" eating Wings:


On another note, this is the 3rd meal where I have been given extra Wings (Dugan's and Moe's and Joe's were the others).


WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 87

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Hottest Wing In the World!

As I said before, I wish I had remembered to bring my camera to King Of Wings in Decatur. A video of what I am about to write about would be just perfect for this site and for YouTube.

One of King Of Wings' 31 flavors is called Hell and I am not kidding when I saw that the name Hell is an understatement!

There is a large sign when you walk into King Of Wings announcing that anyone who can eat 12 Hell Wings is entitled to 12 free Wings of their choice. Oh, they also have a minimum age of 18 to even try the sauce (ID is required)! No one with high blood pressure or other serious problems is even allowed to try them! And of course they require you and a witness to sign a waiver:


After eating my Wings, I started asking about the Hell sauce. I wanted to try a little on a piece of celery just to see how hot it is. I was convinced to eat a Wing cooked in it. Of the 60 or so people who have tried the Hell sauce, only 3 have been able to eat a dozen Hell Wings. There were two regular customers in the restaurant, one of whom loved to watch people eat the sauce. He claimed they all had the exact same reaction: they all cried.

I wish I had been able to videotape myself eating the Wing.

I grabbed the drum and started eating it. It was ok at first, but I knew things would get worse. They almost always do. As I was finishing up the Wing, I said aloud: "Thats a hot Wing."

Then things got bad. Really bad. My mouth literally (ok, well not literally) caught on fire. My face started burning. And then, the tears came. And they didn't stop. It wasn't long before my nose was running and my hands went numb.

The other customers were lovin this.

It was so hot. I drank two bottles of water and a sprite. I tried eating celery with Ranch to cool my mouth down, but somehow even the Ranch made it hotter! It took probably 20 minutes for my mouth to calm down. I got some Wing sauce on my cheek and it was numb for about 45 minutes.

If you ever eat the Hell sauce (and I STRONGLY recommend that you DON'T), it is not just your mouth you have to worry about. The owner told me that a man ate the sauce and then didn't wash it off of his hands. When he went to the bathroom later, he burned himself in a very sensitive area. That may have been the most painful experience of all time!

There was no way that I could have eaten a dozen and I am pretty sure that you can't either. In fact, one of the employees told me that a regular customer makes $100 bets with people about whether or not they can finish a dozen. So far, no one has and the customer has made quite a few dollars.

If you think you can handle the hottest Wing in the world, head over to King Of Wings, but be prepared to cry.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 76

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King Of Wings

After appearing on Good Day Atlanta the other morning, I received an email from a woman named Mia who owns a Wing restaurant in Decatur (and two more in Arkansas). She told me that she saw me on the news and wanted me to try her Wings. Her restaurant is called "King Of Wings" and is located on 6067 Covington Highway in Decatur. She told me that she was sure that I would love them and offered me free Wings to come down and give them a try. In her email she said she was excited to have me come in because she knew that I would love them.

Those of you that know me know that I am not the kind of person who would let free Wings effect my rating of the restaurant. I decided that I would accept the Wings, but give an honest review. If the Wings were good then I would write that, and if the Wings weren't good, I would be honest with my criticism.

I drove out to Decatur (about 20 minutes from where I live) and was eager to try these Wings. She cooked me up 16 Wings: 4 Chili Hot, 4 Garlic Parmesan, 4 Garlic Hot, and 4 Jamaican Jerk. I only ate 12 because I filled up.

I have to say I really did like their Wings. The Chili Hot and Jamaican Jerk were my favorite. I'm not sure which of the two I liked better though, although the Jamaican Jerk was a unique flavor unlike other Jamaican Jerk Wings I have had in the past. They had a amount of nice spice to them and had a ton of flavor. The Chili Hot Wings were also spicy with a good flavor to them.

The Garlic Hot Wings were also not like typical garlic Wings that you see. They were cooked in a Buffalo style garlic sauce which is different from the typical garlic Wings you see which are usually served with no sauce.

The Garlic Parmesan Wings were not exactly my style. I wouldn't say they were bad by any means, it is just that I prefer Wings that are a good bit spicier. I was told that this is one of their biggest sellers, so if you like garlic parmesan flavor and are not a big spice fan you would probably like them.

I really do recommend their Wings. King of Wings is a bit far away for me to frequent, but I was told that they are looking for new locations, possibly in Alpharetta which would be much more convenient.

They have 31 different flavors of Wings ranging from the typical Wings that you would see at any Wing place to flavors like Apple Barbecue which I was told is really good.

If this place was closer to my house it would definitely be one of the Wing restaurants that I went to often. I can't wait for them to open more locations!

I feel bad because I wanted to take pictures of their Wings, but I could not find my camera. I took a few using my phone, but I have been unable to get them onto my computer. Plus, they aren't the best quality pictures. From the top down: Jamaican Jerk, Garlic Hot, Garlic Parmesan, Chili Hot.




WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 75

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Sticky Fingers Hot Habanero

I bought a small deep fryer that can fry a dozen or so Wings at once from Wal-Mart for like $24. I figured that this would be a good investment because it is so messy to fry Wings on the stove and it is too cold to fry them outside (where is global warming when you need it?).

Last night, I cooked 9 Wings that I bought from Kroger in Sticky Fingers Hot Habanero sauce. I love Sticky Fingers Hot Habanero sauce and it is by far my favorite sauce. The Wings were pretty good and I have written quite a bit about Sticky Fingers in the past, so there is no need to write more. I will say one thing though. The frozen Wings from Kroger are not very good compared to the ones available at Publix. Kroger's Wings were small and had a lot of fat on them. On the other hand, Publix sells large Wings that are not nearly as fatty. In the future, I will be buying the Publix Wings instead.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 63

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Wing Sauce For Soldiers Update

I got a message yesterday from Phil who we sent the Wing sauce to in Iraq. Here are some excerpts from his email:

"i got 4 boxes of sauces today, to include the shirt! And talk about a morale booster! I tried takin it all to our chow hall, but they wont accept it to cook with. And we are in a little transistion right now, so we wont be able to use it until we get settled back down in about 3-4 weeks."

"Thanks again for the sauce though! Youre a life saver!"

Also, Phil is gonna take some pictures for us, so I will post them up on the site when that happens, but as you can see, I wouldn't expect that to happen in the next 2 weeks.

Once again, thank you to everyone who donated to Wing Sauce For Soldiers. You guys (and ladies) are awesome!

For more information on Phil and his unit, Google "Land Warrior." That is the name of his unit in Iraq, and apparently the picture on the Land Warrior entry in Wikipedia is him. Pretty cool, eh?

Dugan's

I've wrote about Dugan's before. I have no doubt, they are some of the best Wings In Atlanta. Dugan's was recommended to me last January by Art Noll and I have been quite a few times since. Even when Dugan's Wings aren't up to their top quality, they are still delicious. I've never had a bad plate there.

I met Art and Jason (my official Wing man) at Dugan's for lunch this afternoon. We ordered 30 T.M.I. Wings (their hottest). They all had good size and I didn't happen to notice a straggler in the bunch. Plus they were very nicely fried; not too crispy, not too soft. And they had a nice amount of sauce on them. They weren't swimming, but by no means were they dry.

Take a look at these beautiful Wings:


As I told Art and Jason at lunch, my plan is to eat Wings at each restaurant only once for the month of January (if I can avoid it). I am glad that I went to Dugan's for some of the best Wings in Atlanta today with Jason and Art. Plus, we ordered 30 Wings but were given at least 33!


Wouldn't this picture make a great advertisement for Dugan's?



WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 54


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The Great Debate

Ok. Let's open this debate back up.

Ranch or Blue Cheese? Which do you prefer?

First, my opinions. I like both Ranch and Blue Cheese dressings. However, on my Wings, I strongly prefer Ranch of the two. Why? I don't like getting the chunks of Blue Cheese on my Wings when I eat them. Remember, I enjoy Blue Cheese on a salad or a burger, so it has little to do with the taste. To me, Ranch adds just the right amount of zest to the Wings without drastically changing the taste of the Wing. I think that dipping a Wing in Blue Cheese can take away from a really good sauce.

This is why when served Wings in a really good sauce, I rarely (if at all) will dip. I want to taste the Wings, not the sauce. This is why I am eating Wings for an entire month, not eating salads.

Although, I was very very impressed by Moe's and Joe's Blue Cheese because the chunks were at the bottom of the dipping cup.

Last year at this time, I was firmly in the Ranch camp. This year, I am less so. I'd rather have Wings that don't require any dipping sauce.

There are some hardcore Blue Cheese fans out there. They will argue that a "true Wing fan" prefers Blue Cheese. I prefer Ranch and I am clearly a "true Wing fan."

Still, historically speaking, Buffalo Wings have been traditionally served with Blue Cheese, rather than Ranch However, Buffalo Wings were not invented until 1964 and Ranch dressing was invented only 10 years earlier, so it is possible that the good folks at the "Anchor Bar" in Buffalo New York had never tried Ranch dressing.

Don't get me wrong though. If they bring me Blue Cheese instead of Ranch, I'm still gonna use it just the same.

Yes, Blue Cheese is the "traditional" dipping sauce served with Wings, but there's nothing wrong with embracing Ranch.

In the words of Les Claypool: "To defy the laws of tradition is a crusade only of the brave."

Moe's And Joe's

I was gonna cook Wings for dinner last night but ended up going out. I went to Moe's and Joe's on North Highland in Atlanta. Before last night, I had tried Moe's and Joe's Wings 3 times and twice they were really good, and the other time, they were just "meh." When they cook their Wings right, Moe's and Joe's makes them delicious. They are tender and covered in a nice and somewhat spicy buffalo sauce. Usually they are swimming in sauce and the Wings are rather large.

Unfortunately, last night's Wings were not among the best that I have had there. I was hoping to have a plate of their finest Wings and write a great review about Moe's and Joe's. They were by no means bad though. The sauce was still good, but the Wings were pretty dry. Also, in my 3 previous trips to Moe's and Joe's, I rarely had a straggler, but last night I had quite a few. I am gonna have to count last night as an off night for Moe's and Joe's. I would definitely recommend that you give them a try.

They did earn some points by giving me an extra Wing. I ordered 12 and got 13! I wasn't that hungry and ended up only eating 11, but still, I appreciate the effort.

Here's an interesting note about Moe's and Joe's. last week, I was talking to the owner of the bar "Cavern" which is located right next to Moe's and Joe's. She told me that as good as their Wings are, the owner really takes pride in his Blue Cheese dressing. Apparently he has a top secret recipe. The recipe is reportedly so secret that he will not give it to his cooks! I was told that he makes the Blue Cheese at home and then brings it into the restaurant so that no one can see how he does it.

I really liked their Blue Cheese and this is a perfect opportunity to start the Ranch vs. Blue Cheese debate which I will do in my next post. Real quickly: I prefer Ranch over Blue Cheese, but if the Wings are good and cooked well, I rarely use any sauce. I like Blue Cheese dressing on things like salads and burgers, but generally am not a fan of it on my Wings because of the texture. However, Moe's and Joe's has some excellent Blue Cheese. In their dressing, the Blue Cheese chunks sit on the bottom of the cup, so that you can taste the sauce without having to get chunks on your Wings (although you can if you want). I did a lot of dipping last night, especially for me. It also went well on the celery.

Give Moe's and Joe's a try.




WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 43

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Wings From Publix

During my interview on Fox 5 this morning, I mentioned to Jeff that I often get Wings from Publix. He seemed excited by this and told me about Mo-Jo flavored Wings. I had never tried them before and I'm always down to try Wings that you people recommend to me.

I picked up a dozen Wings from my local Publix, split evenly betweem Mo-Jo Wings, Mardi Gras Wings, and Orange Glazed Wings. Publix does make good Wings.

I had two complaints about the Wings though. First, they were cold. I was thinking long and hard about what to do about this when I had a brilliant revelation. I decided to heat the Wings up in the oven. That did the trick. They were great.

Here's my other complaint: The Wings at Publix are certainly not cheap. It cost me $8.96 not including tax for a dozen Wings. This compares with $7.45 for the Wings at The Blind Pig Tavern.

Next time you are at Publix, be sure to try the Mo-Jo Wings. Thanks for the suggestion, Jeff.

Wings Eaten So Far: 32

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Did you Happen To See The News Whis Morning?

If you were watching Fox 5 Atlanta's Good Day Atlanta this morning, you saw my interview. If not, here ya go. I was pretty nervous, especially since this is my first time being on TV for doing anything legal, but I think I ended up doing ok.





And here is a copy from You Tube for you to SEND TO YOUR FRIENDS!

The First Duds Of 2008

Last night before the Georgia game, we decided to order Wings from Wing Street. I was hungry, so I was really looking forward to the Wings. Because I was looking forward to them so much, the situation was bound to end in disaster. First off, the Wings took foooorever to get there.

Strike 1, but thats the kind of place that I let slide when I rate Wings.

The Wings smelled great. I knew that opening the box that they were in was gonna be great. Until...





This is where I would put the picture. Amac has it on "her" camera and I will post the pic when I get it.




The Wings were small. Teeny. Every single one of them was a straggler. Im talking major straggler, like the legendary Harry's Wings and Subs. I should have asked my friends if they had a AAA battery laying around so that I could have gotten a pic for yall. I ate 10 of them and was still hungry, compared with being full after 10 Wings at Taco Mac earlier in the day.

Plus, the Chicken Wings were breaded. I don't always have a problem with breading, but if you are gonna bread your Wings, do them right. I'll make a separate post about breading one of these days, I promise. The breading on the Wings was very thick and added no flavor to the Wings. If the breading is gonna take away from the taste of the Wings, rather than adding to them, a restaurant should know better and avoid doing this.

There was some good to them. The buffalo sauce that they used on the Wings was surprisingly good, and the sauce was hot, but not burning (although I did order a sauce called Buffalo Burning Hot).

I probably won't be going back there anytime soon.

WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 20

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Ringing In The New Year

Happy New Year everyone!

I woke up this morning hungry after a long night of celebrating the New Year and I was craving Wings. I decided to go to Taco Mac with Brittany, Bubba, and Jason. It was after 2pm when we finally ordered our Wings so I was definitely hungry and in the mood for good Wings. This is one of the reasons I choose Taco Mac. I have never had an order of sub-par Wings there. On their website, they claim to be voted "Best Wings In Atlanta," but then again, pretty much every restauarnt down here makes that claim. Is that true everwhere or just in Atlanta? Anyways, whether or not there was an actual vote, Taco Mac makes great Wings. For those of you who aren't familiar with Taco Mac, it is not a taco restaurant. In fact, I'm not even sure if they have tacos there. They are known for their Wings and their burgers.

Taco Mac is definitely on my list of favorite Wing places in Atlanta. You rarely see a straggler, and they have some of the meatiest Wings around. For 50 cents extra, you can get your Wings "swimming" in sauce. This is how I like my Wings. They are soooo tasty when they are sitting in a delicious sauce.

I ordered an order of 10 T.M.I. Wings. My one regret is that I didn't get them swimming, but they were still great. I love their sauce and I love the size of their Wings. Plus, the way they fry them makes so tasty and juicy. The only thing I don't like about their Wings is that sometimes they are a little too crispy for my liking. Still, they are awesome.

For those Ranch and Blue Cheese fans out there, Taco Mac makes their own sauces and they are both really really good. Some of the best Ranch out there.

Glad I started the year off on the right foot.


WINGS EATEN SO FAR: 10

Heres my first Wing of the year. I think I look semi-retarded in this picture, but whatever:


Bubba eating one of his "Wing-zillas:"


The first Wing waitress of 2008. She was really nice. If you go there, make sure to tip her a lot.


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Ready For Round Two

It is the last day of 2007 and I am debating what my last Wing-free meal will be. Maybe it'll be pizza, maybe a burrito, maybe i'll even make it an early start and eat some Wings this evening!

I am really excited about eating Chicken Wings in January of 2008. I think this will be a lot more fun than it was last year. I am getting a lot of support already, plus being interviewed on the news can't hurt. Plus, I have found a lot of great Wing places since last year that I will be officially reviewing. I am looking forward to providing you all with daily updates about the Wings that I have eaten, and various other Wing related issues. I will be encouraging debates such as Wing vs. Drum, different Chicken Wing eating techniques, and of course the Ranch vs. Blue Cheese issue.

I would love to hear any suggestions that you may have about Wing places in the Atlanta metro area. Please feel free to email them to ChickenWingProject@yahoo.com.

The more feedback I get, the better, so feel free to email me anytime, or post a comment onto my blog. I'll try to answer any emails that I receive, either through email or on this blog.


Phred Barnet

Watch The Chicken Wing Project On Fox 5 Atlanta

Some exciting news: I will be on Fox 5 Atlanta's "Good Day Atlanta" Wednesday morning, January 2nd! I will be discussing the Chicken Wing Project sometime between 8 and 9AM. If you live in the Atlanta area, make sure to watch my interview or set your Tivo or DVR to record it.

If you have work Wednesday morning, call in sick. This is way more important.

Good day Atlanta airs weekdays from 7-9AM


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How Paul Cassimus Eats A Chicken Wing

a clearer version of this video is available at You Tube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8wpvEonKSg


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Phred Barnet

Taco Stand Wing Festival

I went to Taco Stand last night to get some of their Wings. I was joined by about 15 other people. We all ordered Wings except for Trent Campbell who is now dead to me. In fact, we ordered so many Wings that the Taco Stand ran out of them! It was kinda sad though because when the brothers Cassimi arrived, Taco Stand only had 6 Wings left for the 3 of them (which shows the importance of being on time).

Taco Stand usually has excellent Wings. As I have written before, I like them because they are big and covered in sauce. I just love the flavor on their extra-hot sauce. Last night, they weren't up to their usual quality, but they weren't bad by any means. They were a little too crispy for my liking, and some were small, but considering that we got the last Wings that they had left, I can understand why they were somewhat small.


Its not lipstick... I promise

Paul only had a burrito because we ate all of their Wings
Look at Armistead attack that Wing. He is a caveman
Nate is sad because he is on his last Wing:













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New Job, Old Wings

I took a new job last week. This is good for a couple of reasons, but the most important reason is of course the Chicken Wings. I will be working in Suwanee and my office is located about two miles from two of my favorite Wing places, Taco Mac and Wild Wing. This is great for me because during January, I will be able to frequent two of my favorite Wing joints on a daily basis!

If only Blind Pig and Demetri's would build locations in Suwanee...

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Phred Barnet

Digg Me

Heres an easy way to help me out. Join this site. That is a link to a site called Digg. Digg is a "social bookmarking" site that allows users to find popular items including news, entertainment, and stories about Chicken Wings. If you like a site, you can add it to Digg by "Digging" it. The higher the score, the more people will see it, and the more people will find out about the Chicken Wing Project. If you are already a Digg member, please click the Digg button on to top of this post or any other post that you may enjoy. This will help me get more visitors to my site.

If you are not a Digg member, you should consider joining. It only takes a minute...

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Phred Barnet

Eat Wings With Me Tonight

Come join me at the Taco Stand on Roswell Road tonight (Thursday) at 6pm for some delicious Wings. The Taco Stand serves up delicious, meaty Wings covered in tasty sauce... yummmmmmm!

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Phred Barnet

Update

Sorry for going so long without posting. I didn't realize that it had been nearly a week since I last wrote anything. Hopefully y'all haven't lost interest in the Chicken Wing Project.

Yesterday, I realized that in just a week the Chicken Wing Project will be fully underway! I am getting excited about doing this again. Hopefully, I don't get too tired of writing about it like I did last year.

People have been asking me if I plan on getting a cholesterol test done and weighing myself again. I will not be doing that for the Chicken Wing Project '08. I have already done this and had what I considered to be successful results. Plus, a cholesterol test costs about $60 and I don't see the point in spending $120 to prove something that I already know. This year, the Chicken Wing Project is about the glory of eating only Wings for an entire month!

I urge my friends to make a pledge with me. I think it would be great if as many people as possible pledged a week of eating only Chicken Wings during January. Call it a sympathy week if you want, I just think it would be cool to have a bunch of people eating only Wings for a week. Plus, it will prepare you because when I take over the world, Chicken Wings will be the only food that is legal to eat in January.

Also, please help me out anyway that you can. Please don't forget to tell your friends to visit http://www.ChickenWings08.com. A mass email, Facebook, or MySpace message works well for that. If you can spare it, please take 2 minutes to email your favorite local morning show to let them know about the Chicken Wing Project. I'll even write the letter for you:
Dear Morning Show,

I have a friend named Phred who is completely crazy. He is eating nothing but Chicken Wings for the entire month of January. You should talk about him on your show. I know that he would love to do an interview with you. You can email him at ChickenWingProject@yahoo.com.

Thank you,

Your Name

Also, the store has been completely updated by Chris Cassimus. You can now buy a Chicken Wings 08 bumper sticker, tons of different t-shirts, hoodies, and of course a really nice trucker hat. I am going to be making a bulk order tomorrow so any of my friends in Atlanta that may want to buy something can get in on the order with me so that we can save on shipping (plus, I know you lazy bastards won't order anything otherwise).

Finally, if you pledged money for the Wing Sauce for Soldiers drive, please remember to pay me. I am still owed about $50 and would love to see that money sometime soon. Feel free to call me or email me and I will send you my address. Or, you cal always send it to my PayPal account (ChickenWingProject@yahoo.com). Don't make me start naming names of deadbeats on the internet for the whole world to see... you know I'll do it.

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Phred Barnet

The Local

When I eat Wings with people who I've never had the pleasure of sharing Wings with, I always make it a point to ask them which Wing restaurant is their favorite. I love trying new Wings and I love hearing the debate that starts when someone names a place. I also keep an open mind in regards to my Wings and will try any Wing place that is recommended to me.

As everyone knows, I went to Dugans last week for some of my favorite Atlanta Wings. Several people met up with us and our Wings were quite tasty. During dinner, I asked Andy Pyle what his favorite Wings in Atlanta were. He simply pointed across the street from Dugans to a place called "The Local" that I have driven by dozens and dozens (did anyone notice my wing metaphor?) of times but never noticed. Andy told me that they had the best Wings and that I needed to try them.

Last night, I met up with a few friends and Bret Sanner who is not a friend. I decided to take Andy's advice and head over to the local. I arrived early and was given a menu which I inspected, looking for these supposedly great Wings, but they were not to be found. I know the picture below of the menu is hard to read, but try to tfind any mention of Wings on it.Chicken Wings were not to be found. Did Andy lie to me? Was he confused? Or was there another explanation? It turns out that The Local does not put Chicken Wings on the menu, but they do sell them. Apparently you have to be a huge fan of Wings to order them without even seeing them on the menu. I placed an order with the waitress for 10 Extra Hot-Wings. They took forever to get the Wings out to us (seems we picked trivia night to grab some Wings), but it was worth the wait.



There they are, in all their glory. Plus, look how nice that Chicken Wing Project t-shirt looks on me. Have you bought your t-shirt yet? STOP READING THIS NOW AND GO TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE, CLICK THE "STORE" LINK AND BUY YOURSELF A T-SHIRT, HAT, OR HOODIE!

I could tell just from smelling the Wings that I was in for a treat. The meat literally fell off the bone--it was that tender. The only complaint I have is that I did not detect a single bit of spice in the so-called Extra-Hot Wings that I ordered. Nevertheless, they were still DELICIOUS. They flavor was great and they tasted like BBQ ribs. The waitress informed me that they do a dry rub on the wings, smoke them, and then flash fry them.

During dinner, Evan (the only one out of the 5 of us to not order Wings) asked me where my favorite Wings in Atlanta are. I replied: "I think I'm eating them right not". These were the best Wings I have had since the famous Demetri's Wings I ate in Birmingham, Alabama. I only wish they had some kind of heat to them, because if they did, they would probably be rated as my favorite Wings ever. Still, as of now, I have to say they are the best Wings in Atlanta.

Good suggestion, Andy. I appreciate it. I will definitely have to go back to The Local and get their Wings. Hopefully next time there is some spice to them, but even if there isn't, they will still be delicious!

Where is your favorite place in Atlanta to get Wings. I have heard things from several people about "J.R. Crickets" (on spring street across from The Varsity), so I will probably go there next. I have also heard that Dantanna's near Lenox has great Wings. Let me know which are your favorite, either by clicking the "comments" link below this post or by emailing me at ChickenWingProject@yahoo.com.

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Phred Barnet

Thank You

Much thanks to the following people for your donations to the Wing Sauce for Soldiers drive:

J.J. Slatkin
Dan Barnet
Bubba Berrier
Roger Brockwell
Homer Harris
Erik Quandt
Jason Riddle
Emily Marx
Ben Allen
Kevin Altman
Ben Armistead
Mati Toure

Thank all of you so much. I am hoping that all of this sauce can reach Phil and his unit by the new year. I think it was so nice of y'all to give money for this cause, regardless of your feelings on the war. In the words of Bubba Berrier: "It isn't about Republican or Democrat. It isn't about whether or not you support the war. This is about Chicken Wings!"

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Phred Barnet

Wing Sauce For Soldiers

After plenty of lengthy delays, I was finally able to ship off all of that Wing sauce to Iraq. I had been waiting on my T-shirt designs and for Cafepress to ship me the shirts that I ordered so that I could send a shirt over to Phil in Iraq. In the end I received $120 for Wing Sauce! I spent all of that plus a couple of dollars on the sauce and I was able to buy quite a bit of sauce. I bought 35 bottles in all. Some of them were quite big bottles (there is enough Frank's Hot Sauce alone to make over 250 Buffalo Wings). As I said above, I also included a t-shirt for Phil. They were designed by Chris Cassimus. I am wearing mine right now. You should order one in time for Christmas from my store.
I had tried all of the sauces before except for one: Stubbs' Moppin Sauce. I have tried Stubbs' BBQ Sauce and I think its pretty good. Plus, I really liked the color of this sauce. Hope its good Phil.

All in all, your donations raised enough money to buy 35 bottles of sauce. Heres the list of what was sent:

2 Bottles of Kens Steakhouse Wing Sauce
8 Large Bottles of Frank's Hot Sauce
3 Large Bottles of Texas Pete
8 Bottles of Sticky Fingers Hot Habanero (my personal favorite)
4 Bottles of Texas Pete Wing Sauce
4 Bottles of Budweiser Wing Sauce
3 Bottles of Stubbs Spicy BBQ Sauce
2 Bottles of Stubbs Moppin Sauce
1 Giant Bottle of Tabasco Sauce

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Phred Barnet

Dugan's Wings

As previously reported, I went to Dugan's last week and met up with a few friends/fans for some Chicken Wings. I love Dugans. I think their sauce is really good, and I was rewarded last week by delicious Wings swimming in sauce. I got an order of 10 of the X-Hot Wings and some fries. Here are my Wings below. Notice all of the extra sauce covering the Wings. This is how I prefer my Wings . I love to dip the Wings into the extra sauce, especially when it has a nice kick to it.
My one complaint about Dugan's Wings in the past is that they are usually small. Last week, however, this was not the case (not a straggler in the restaurant). I know the picture below is not very clear, but the picture is of Wingzilla, a giant beast of a Wing. The Wing is pictured right next to a pack of Parliament cigarettes. This Wing is as tall as a pack of cigarettes and at least half as wide in its widest parts.



What Wing night is complete without a picture of the boneyard:





Look at Jonathan rip apart a Wing. This final picture represents the one time I have ever felt sorry for a Chicken Wing. Wouldn't you be afraid too?

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Phred Barnet

The Chicken Wing Project Goes To London (Virtually)

I signed into Facebook the other day and I had received this message from a fan in Great Britain named Richie Combes:

Phred,

Good luck with the wings.

Please join the group "i love chugging beers and eating chicken wings REAL QUICK" and if anytime you are in london you can come to a wing and beer chug night as a guest of honour and sit at the head of the table.

Peace

Nice to know that I have fans in London. If I am ever there, Richie, I will be sure to hit you up for some Wings and beer!

If you want to join Richie's group, click here.

Also, if you have not yet joined the official group of the Chicken Wing Project, click here.

http://www.ChickenWings08.com


Phred Barnet

Check Out The Chicken Wing Project Store

I know its been a while since I have updated and I'm sorry. I owe y'all a few updates including a new poll and an update from Thursday nights Wings at Dugan's. I won't be able to get these done today, but I wanted to let everyone know that my store has been updated with a bunch of new merchandise. There are now new t-shirts, boxers, a hat, and a hoodie in the store. At least one of the hoodies has already sold. These Chicken Wing Project items would make great Chirstmas or Kwanza gifts, so don't forget to order one.

http://www.ChickenWings08.com


Phred Barnet

Come Eat Wings With Me Thursday

Tomorrow, (Thursday) I will be going to Dugan's on Ponce de Leon in Atlanta to eat Wings. I will be arriving there at 7pm and everyone is free to join me. I first went to Dugan's last January during the Chicken Wing Project with Art and Jason. I love Dugan's Wings and as of now I would vote them the best in Atlanta. Are they actually the best in Atlanta? Meet me at Dugan's tomorrow night and find out.

Dugan's is located at 777 Ponce de Leon.

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Phred Barnet

End Of Wing Vs. Drum Poll

The results are in (and very unscientific). The final results for the Wing or Drum Poll are as follows:

Wing--17 (32%)
Drum--20 (37%)
It doesn't matter. I'll do either--11 (20%)
I hate Wings!--5 (9%)


Now, some things to say. First, AMac voted that "she" hates Wings 3 times. This means that there were really only 3 of my readers who hate Wings. I'm guessing Phil, Jen, and AMac, but who knows. Secondly, the ratio of people who liked the Wing to the number of people who liked the Drum was surprisingly close. In my experience of talking to people face to face about this subject (and believe me, I do this a lot) I have found that people prefer the Drum by close to a 2-1 ratio, so I really have to view the results of this poll with suspicion. Plus, some days I have been getting nearly 70 hits, so the vote total is a little low. Please remember to vote once AND ONLY ONCE in the next poll.

Now for my opinion. I love both the Wing and the Drum. I really do. I do, however, prefer the Drum to the Wing. The meat may be less tender, but I think it soaks in the taste of the Wing Sauce better. I love ripping the meat apart with my teeth like some kind of caveman! And yes, the meat on the Wing is tender, but that doesn't make it better (in my opinion).

Here's something else I have noticed. Drum fans seem to be much more accepting of others' views than Wing fans. Heres how it works: if you tell a Drum fan that you prefer the Wing, you can expect a mellow response and it is likely that the Drum fan will readily agree to disagree. However, if you tell a Wing fan that you prefer the Drum, he will likely become confrontational, quickly. Many Wing fans simply cannot tolerate a different opinion on the matter than their own. And, this hasn't just happened a few times. This has happened again and again. For example, talk to Ben Allen and he will honestly get mad if you tell him that you prefer the Drum. He gets this look on his face like you just told him that he is adopted and that his parents don't love him and then he starts telling you how wrong you are and that the meat in the Wing is so tender. Ben isn't the only example of this. Wing fans are simply more militant in their views. I have been told by several people that the Drum shouldn't even could as a "Chicken Wing!" And, I got this comment on the Wall of my Facebook group from a Hagen Colbert (who to the best of my knowledge, I've never met):

"glad to see it' s that time of year agian.
Flappers all the way; drums suck."

This is exactly what I am talking about. This form of militant extremism on the part of certain Wing eaters is unacceptable and should not be tolerated.

I love the Wing.

I love the Drum.

I would gladly eat either one any time.

I just happen to love the Drum a little more. That doesn't make me any less of a Wing lover.


Look for a new poll starting Thursday.

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Phred Barnet

Lord Of The Wings

Ok. So the Internet is a weird place. Apparently, there are crazies out there who spend their time eating and writing about Chicken Wings... imagine that!

I was messing around on Google trying to see how high up my page comes up if I Google "Chicken Wings" (not very high---yet) when I came across this site http://lordofthewings.blogspot.com/ This guy named Jeff goes around to restaurants in far away places like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, and a distant, foreign land known as Canada.

His site is really cool and if i were going to be in any of these places, I would definitely have to take a look at Jeff's blog before trying local Wings. I really like his reviewing system and have been thinking of adopting a similar one (don't worry man, I won't rip your system off). Jeff also reviews Wing sauce and has recipes for making Wings at home-- including a dry rub recipe that looks delicious.

Please check out his site. I have put links in this post and also placed one on the side of the page under the "Friends" column. Also, look for an interview with me to appear on his site shortly.

http://www.ChickenWings08.com


Phred Barnet

AMac Reedems "Her"self By Delivering The Wings!

Saturday night I was given one of the nicest presents anyone has ever given me!

Ashley MacDonald brought me a dozen Wings from the Blind Pig Tavern in Athens, Georgia. She brought me Hot-Honey BBQ Wings which are my favorite Blind Pig Wings. As you all know, I have repeatedly declared that Blind Pgi makes the best Wings in the entire State of Georgia. Man... their Wings are sooooooo delicious. They are almost always (excluding gameday) giant and they are always soaked in tons of extra sauce which allows the flavor to soak all the way into the Wings.

"She" brought me the Wings Saturday night, but I waited until Monday just before noon to eat them. You would think that waiting so long would make the Wings taste less than great, yet they were easily the best Wings I have eaten in several months (probably since the last time I ate Blind Pig Wings). When I was done eating them, I seriously wanted to pour the sauce into a shot glass and drink it!

If Blind Pig were to sell their Wing sauce, I would gladly buy several bottles of it to cook my Wings with it at home.

Their Wings are definitely on the spicy side and are packed with a ton of flavor. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The Blind Pig Tavern makes the best Wings in the State of Georgia. If anyone out there thinks that there are Wings in this State better than the Blind Pig please let me know. I would absolutely love to try them!

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Phred Barnet

A Double Dose Of Wings

Friday night I went out in Buckhead to celebrate Ben Allen's 25th birthday. We went to Churchill's which is right around the corner from the Taco Stand on Roswell Road. Taco Stand makes some delicious Wings and I would rate them in the top tier of Atlanta Wings. At about 8:45 Friday night, my official Wingman, Jason and I each ordered a dozen Wings from the Taco Stand. I got the Extra Hot Wings. It was a nice short walk to the Taco Stand and we brought our Wings back to Churchill's and proceeded to eat them outside.

As I said above, I really do enjoy Taco Stand's Wings. I gave several of my Wings to my friend Bubba who proceeded to accidentally drop one of the Wings on the ground (keep in mind if he had done this on purpose, it would have been a clear act of terrorism)! The Wings were so good, and after having only 8 of them, I decided that I needed more Wings in my stomach to offset the Budweisers and Caribou Lous. So at around 11, Patrick Craig went over to the Taco Stand and picked up more Wings. This time I split my order with Drew French. They weren't as good as the first batch, but I still loved them.

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Phred Barnet

Why I Hate Ben Allen

I hate Ben Allen. Ben Allen is an evil man who has wronged me in the worst way possible.

I hate him.

This past Saturday, Ben was in Athens, Georgia which is the home of The Blind Pig Tavern. In my opinion, The Blind Pig makes the best Chicken Wings in the entire state of Georgia. Their Hot-Honey BBQ Wings are so delicious. They are the Wings that inspired the Chicken Wing Project. Anyways... I sent Ben Allen a text message requesting that he bring me back an order of Wings. I thought that Ben would be a good friend. I thought that he had feelings and that he was a good person.

I was wrong.

A good person would have brought me the Chicken Wings from Athens, especially considering the fat that he was practically next door to some delicious Wings, while i was over 60 miles away.

I would have brought him some Wings. I really would have.

To make matters worse, A-Mac (you may remember her from this post--she's the one in the brown shirt) sent me a text message just after noon on Sunday telling me "Ben is bringing you back sum Wings." Of course my hopes were way up until an hour and a half later when "she" sent me a message that said "Syke." (is it 1994? who says syke?)

Ben you should have brought me some Chicken Wings.

Shame on you.

I hate you.

But, I will forgive you today. Only because it is your birthday. Happy birthday man!

--Lets go get some Wings this afternoon man (on you--of course)

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Phred Barnet

Wing Sauce for Soldiers

I have decided to extend my fund raising drive for the Wing Sauce for Soldiers campaign. The campaign has been a real success so far. As of today, I have raised $105!!!--all of which will be used to purchase my favorite Wing Sauces which I will be sending to our brave soldiers in Iraq.

I am extending the time for fund raising because I am waiting for my store to be updated with new merchandise for 2008 so that I can send Phil (my soldier friend in Iraq) a Chicken Wings '08 t-shirt with the sauce.

Also, It has been pointed out to me that I would be able to raise more money if i set up a Pay Pal account to collect the money. You can now send your donations to my Pay Pal account which is ChickenWingProject@yahoo.com. That is also my new email address.

I now plan on sending Phil the sauce at the end of this week, assuming that I can get a t-shirt here in time.

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Phred Barnet

Google Search Engine

As I am sure that you have noticed that I have added a Google Search bar on the top of my site. I did this for two reasons:
1. So that you can search for the restaurants that I have described in my blog.
2. So that I can make money off your searches (the most important reason)

Now that I have this Google Search bar, there is no reason that www.ChickenWings08.com should not be your home page.

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Phred Barnet

Wings, Wings, and More Wings

I have eaten quite a bit of Wings since I last posted on this blog. January is quickly approaching and I know that I must train hard for the month by eating Wings frequently beforehand. On Saturday, I went to Publix and picked up a bunch of Wings. I got some Sweet & Sour Wings and a flavor called Orange Glazed which I had never heard of.

I like Publix Wings. They are always nicely sized and I enjoy their flavor. The Orange Wings were good and I would definitely eat them again. They tasted like orange chicken that you would order at a Chinese restaurant (imagine that).

Saturday night I went over to some friends' house to watch the college football games. Not too long after I got there, Squeak Alexander walked in the door with 20 delicious smelling Wings from Wing Ranch. I have been to Wing Ranch several times in the past and I do quite love their Wings. My friend Fletch and I split 20 Wings-- 10 of them Hot and 10 of them Hot-Honey BBQ. Despite the high number of stragglers, Wing Ranch makes some awesome Wings. They are some of the best Wings in Atlanta and if you have not yet tried them, you need to.

Last night, I picked up an order of T.M.I (Three Mile Island) Wings from the Taco Mac in the Virginia Highlands. Taco Mac also has some of the best Wings in Atlanta. I have been there quite a few times and have never had even one small Wing. The Wings are almost always swimming in sauce (which is how I love my Wings) and they have a great flavor. The Wings were so so hot. You would think I learned my lesson from my previous trips to Taco Mac.

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Phred Barnet

Righteous Wings

Surprise, surprise... I had Chicken Wings for dinner last night. I went to Righteous Room on Ponce de Leon in Atlanta. This place was originally recommended to me by Ben Armistead (more on him in a future post) in January. He suggsted them