Asheville Wing War to move to New Mountain March 1

From Lush Life Productions

Press Release

Planning has begun for the 4th Annual Asheville Wing War and event producer, Lush Life Productions expects it to be its biggest year yet. Tickets will be available for purchase on Thursday, January 15 at noon and will be $20 per person. The ticket price includes unlimited wings and beer as well local music.

The competition, which is part of an annual series of competitive food events called the Asheville Food Fights, heats up at New Mountain Asheville at 4pm on Sunday, March 1. The wings will be judged by a panel of celebrity judges in a blind taste test in two categories: specialty and traditional buffalo style. Attendees will also have the opportunity to vote for their favorite wing and select the People’s Choice Award.

Restaurants:
To date, the following restaurants have accepted their nomination to put their wings to the test and a remaining 5 spots are still up for grabs:

Mojo Taco Lounge
Luella’s Bar-B-Que
Haywood Lounge
The Social
Foggy Mountain Brewpub
Scully’s Bar and Grill
King James Public House
Moe’s Original Bar B Que
The Barleycorn

Beer:
Unlimited beer samples will be provided by Sierra Nevada and Pisgah Brewing.

About the Band:
Live music will be provided by The Mike Rhodes Fellowship

Supporting Another Kind of Food Fight:
A portion of the proceeds go to support Manna Food Bank
MANNA FoodBank is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving Western North Carolina since 1983 and an accredited member of Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization. MANNA is located in Asheville, North Carolina on Swannanoa River Road. In 2013 MANNA distributed 12.8 million pounds of food through some 211 community-based food assistance agencies in 16 Western North Carolina counties.

Past Winners:

Winners from 2014

Judge’s Best Traditional Wing – Barleycorn
Judges’s Best Specialty Wing – Creekside Taphouse
People’s Choice Best Traditional – Moe’s Original BBQ and
People’s Choice Best Specialty – Charlotte Street Pub

Winners from 2013

Specialty Wings
1st Place – One Stop
2nd place – Universal Joint
3rd Place – Creek SIde Taphouse
People’s Choice – East Village Grille

Traditional
1st place – Moe’s BBQ
2nd Place – One Stop
3rd place – Scully’s
People’s Choice – Luella’s BBQ

Tickets for the event are on sale now at www.ashevillewingwar.com and are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

What: Asheville Wing War 2015
When: March 1, 2015
What time: 4pm
Where: New Mountain Asheville
How Much: $20 in advance; $25 at the door; $12 for children under 18
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Nominations are still being accepted and can be sent to lushlifemgmt@gmail.com

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