BUFFALO, CHICKEN WINGS AND THE SUPERBOWL

I went grocery shopping at Tops Supermarket yesterday and that was probably not the best thing to do. There was no place left to park in the parking lot and I had to drive around and stalk people as they were leaving the store - much like on Black Friday at the mall. I, like everyone else in America, had to pick up some stuff for our little superbowl get together. Once I managed to park, and got into the store, it didn't seem so bad. First the deli, no line there. Then to produce, not bad there either.

I was wondering where everyone was, considering all the cars in the lot. I found out soon enough when I got into the "snack" aisle. Forget pushing your grocery cart down there. It was wall to wall people. It was like a sale in Filene's basement with shoppers grabbing chips and Fritos and peanuts as fast as they could. The shelves were rapidly becoming empty as people grabbed first and looked later. I got right in there and emerged victoriously with two bags of Lays potato chips, a bag of Fritos and a jar of dry roasted peanuts. Now, all I had to do was pick up a few more items and I was out of there. Down the condiments aisle I went, and up dairy aisle. So far so good. Now the only thing left was the Beer........... As I turned my loaded cart full of calories I saw them: the people waiting to get in the Beer Aisle. That little road was even more congested than the snack aisle and it was at that point that I decided that if my husband needed more beer, he could go out and get it himself. What a nice wife. Finished shopping all that was left was to checkout. Oh no.... more lines. Somehow I lucked out and got in a short lane. I quickly found out why. The cashier was about 86 and was moving about as slow as traffic during rush hour. Finally done, I walked out the door to find a snowstorm!

Anyway, being from Buffalo and having had our Buffalo Bills go to four super bowls (I know, they didn't win - but it was fun) I feel like bragging a little about our Buffalo chicken wings. I have lived and traveled around quite a bit, but the wings here are the best. I have had wings from the Anchor Bar and lots of the many bars and restaurants around here. Every summer we have the "Taste of Buffalo" and I have sampled many delicious versions of the chicken wing. I haven't been to the National Chicken Wing Festival yet, but I will get there this year for sure. Right now, living in Clarence, New York, (a suburb of Buffalo) some of our favorite places to get wings are Pizza Inn, Brennan's Bowery Bar and Just Pizza. As a matter of fact, I better go order them now!