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    Buffalo Wing Odyssey

    Good Food producer Harriet Ells hit the Anchor Bar while on a road trip to Canada, earlier this summer.  The Anchor Bar in Buffalo, NY is home to the original Buffalo wings.  Frank and Teressa Bellissimo opened the Anchor Bar back in 1935.  When serving their college-age son a snack back in 1964, Teressa made history.  She deep fried some…

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Good Food producer Harriet Ells hit the Anchor Bar while on a road trip to Canada, earlier this summer. The Anchor Bar in Buffalo, NY is home to the original Buffalo wings. Frank and Teressa Bellissimo opened the Anchor Bar back in 1935. When serving their college-age son a snack back in 1964, Teressa made history. She deep fried some leftover chicken wings and added her secret sauce. She added celery sticks and blue cheese dressing to the plate. Buffalo wings are now served in bars across the country.

    The full episode

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    Buffalo Wings; Moonshine; Mark Twain's American Food; Pie
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:00Making Pie
    3. 16:00Making Moonshine in Brooklyn
    4. 23:00Mark Twain's American Food
    5. 30:00Eva on Beverly Boulevard
    6. 37:00Losing Weight by Helping Others
    7. 44:00Buffalo Wing OdysseyYou’re reading this
    8. 50:00Free Food on Movie Sets
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    7 of 8
    Buffalo Wings; Moonshine; Mark Twain's American Food; Pie
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:00Making Pie
    3. 16:00Making Moonshine in Brooklyn
    4. 23:00Mark Twain's American Food
    5. 30:00Eva on Beverly Boulevard
    6. 37:00Losing Weight by Helping Others
    7. 44:00Buffalo Wing OdysseyYou’re reading this
    8. 50:00Free Food on Movie Sets
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