The Quest for the Perfect Chicken Wings

Chicken Wings is one of my favorite foods, but lately I haven't been able to find one made the "perfect way". I love crispy chicken wings. Not saucy. I'm not really a fan of any saucy food. SO I was excited that a new restaurant, "The Wing Co." opened near my house. I thought, "Great! They are all about the wings! They must be good!". Yesterday, Gemma and I went to get some wings. They have over 40 flavors, but they didn't have Plum Sauce. They even sell Chicken Fingers, but didn't have Plum sauce. So Gemma had plain wings and we brought them home, got the plum sauce out of the fridge, so she could dip them in the sauce. But I was willing to give her plain wings in search of a good Chicken Wing. I ordered Buffalo Medium. To me, Buffalo wings means sauce cooked in, versus BBQ wings means saucy. SO we get home, I open my wings, to find very saucy, non-crispy wings in front of me. Hmmmm... I ate some but wasn't overly fond of their sauce. Luckily, the onion rings were really good and I mostly ate those.

When I look back over the years, I try to think of some of my favorite wings. My first great wing was from a restaurant in Virgil called Silks. It was okay to be seen with my parents in high school, if it meant getting wings from Silks. They were delicious. Once I moved to Toronto I enjoyed the Chicken wings (and nachos) from Sneeky Dees. However, was it because we were drunk? I don't think I could go back there now at my age. Also, I would get some good wings from Paupers on Bloor St. I think the restaurant actually is still there. Maybe it's a place worth checking out again. And recently I had good wings from the Scotland Yard on the Esplanade.

So what makes a good wing? Is it the deep frying? Or is it the oven baking? I think both. I think my ideal wing would be deep fried to make it crispy,coated in sauce, then put in to the oven for the yummy flavor to be baked in. Yummy!! So, if you find these wings, let me know!!

Hot Chocolate Maker

While I was at the Mall today this Hot Chocolate Maker from William Sonoma caught my interest. Every year we get packets of Hot Chocolate from someone at Christmas and every year they get put into the cupboard and never made. If we want Hot Chocolate we go across the street to Starbucks. Quicker and less of a mess. But this Hot Chocolate Maker got me thinking. You can put it on the stove to warm up your milk, then you add the William Sonoma Chocolate shavings, and that thing on top is an electric whipper to make your milk all frothy!! It's $44, but would it be a good investment? Would I actually make Hot Chocolate for my family? Would we save the $4 a cup for the Starbucks Hot Chocolate, which I find too rich and really don't like? Would this make a good Christmas present for our family? Hmmm...let me ponder a little while longer.