Biggest Little City Wing Fest takes over Virginia Street for weekend enjoyable

“We start with deep-frying it. Get the skin all nice and crispy. We sauce it with one of our four sauces. Afterwards, they) go on the grill. Right after that, we just sauce it one more time, and it’s ready to serve,” mentioned Gordon Depuy, vendor with On Street Concessions.

A easy recipe to study, however powerful to grasp.

For vendor Gordon Depuy, it wasn’t nearly doing their finest to serve up the right wing, but additionally beating the warmth all weekend.

“It’s been hot. Definitely hot, especially standing next to the grill and the deep fryers. But it’s been good. A lot of people have come out, a lot of hungry people,” Depuy mentioned.

Depuy was one in every of many distributors lining Virginia Street for the twelfth annual Biggest Little City Wing Fest. In whole, over 20,000 kilos of wings have been served up in the course of the three-day occasion.

Along with the numerous locals who loved the great eats, one couple visiting from Idaho had excessive marks for his or her wings.

“I got some siracha honey wings topped with teriyaki sauce and some spicy mayo. Definitely a 10 out of 10… I got the mango buffalo. They were pretty good. I’d say 8 out of 10,” mentioned the Idaho couple.

And Luisa and Harry, quickly heading as much as Lake Tahoe for his or her honeymoon. But first, they made a pit cease in Reno for Wing Fest.

“I got the chili one, haberno, and Chipotle,” Luisa mentioned.

“I love the sauces. I’m vegetarian, so I normally do it on cauliflower and things like that. I’ve not seen this one eating wings out of choice. But today, when she saw this, she’s like, ‘Honey, I have to try,'” mentioned Harry.