In one origin account, Buffalo wings were first prepared at Anchor Bar in 1964.
The story places the creation at Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, on March 4, 1964. According to versions of the Bellissimo family account, bartender Dominic Bellissimo asked his mother, Teressa, to prepare food for friends who arrived late at the bar. She deep-fried chicken wings and coated them with a cayenne-pepper-based sauce, traditionally served with celery and blue-cheese dressing.
The date is widely repeated, but the broader origin story is disputed. Another Buffalo restaurateur, John Young, claimed an important role in popularizing wings in the city from the early 1960s, using breaded wings and a tomato-based sauce. Historical accounts also differ over exactly why Teressa prepared the wings and how the original recipe was made.
That is why the question specifies “one origin account.” The year 1964 identifies the Anchor Bar claim, not an uncontested universal birth date for every form of Buffalo wing.