Asheville Wing War was spicy fun (click for the winners!)

Posted on by Mackensy Lunsford

The Asheville Wing War was waged on Saturday, July 16 at the Garage at Biltmore. In a very packed house, 12 local restaurants put their best wings forward, vying for the favor of the five celebrity judges (including this writer) — who required a good amount of beer to soothe the heat. Or at least that’s what we told the bartender.

Wings were judged according to style: traditional buffalo-style and specialty. A first, second and third place were chosen by the judges, and the crowd got its say with the People’s Choice Award.

The winners:
 
Specialty
1st Place: East Village Grille
2nd Place: Asheville Yacht Club
3rd Place: Modaddy’s Bar and Grill

People’s Choice: Asheville Yacht Club
 
Traditional
First Place: Universal Joint
Second Place: Modaddy’s Bar and Grill
Third Place: Luella’s Bar-B-Que

People’s Choice: Universal Joint
 
Beer was provided by Blue Point Brewery and pizza was provided by the winners of last year’s Pizza Wars: Fiore’s and Frank’s Roman Pizza. The event supported My Sister’s Place, a domestic violence advocacy group.
 
Kelly Denson honors the winners:

For more videos of the event and award announcements, visit lushlifetoday.com.

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One thought on “Asheville Wing War was spicy fun (click for the winners!)”

  1. Ripped Off

    This event was a rip off! 1 hour after the event started, there were no wings, 1 beer option (and it was foul) and no pizza. $15 a ticket and no food? Inexcusable.

    How was there even a People’s Choice? Wouldn’t people have to eat in order for there to be a choice?

    This event was a major disapointment – especially compared to last year’s pizza wars. Last year there were food trucks going back and forth all night long to get pizza. With a similar name, one would have assumed it was safe to buy tickets to the wing wars.

    If the money hadn’t been going for charity, I would have insisted for my money back. I’ll think twice before purchasing tickets to something like this again.

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