Buffalo, New York celebrates solar eclipse with sunny mustard 'totality wings'

"Wing King" Drew Cerza, founder of the National Buffalo Wing Festival held each year in Buffalo, New York, created a special Totality Wing to celebrate the rare total solar eclipse over the city on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Jalen Wright)

The city of Buffalo, New York, will experience complete totality on Monday, April 8.

"This is finally our day not in the sun," beamed Buffalo native and America’s reigning Wing King Drew Cerza, the founder of the National Buffalo Wing Festival.

"We’re celebrating by introducing a special honey-sunny Buffalo wing to help shine light on a great city and a great cause."

"Totality wings" are splashed in a brightly colored sauce of honey and mustard to represent the sun, and darkened with barbecue sauce drizzle. 

They will be served on Monday at landmark Buffalo sports bar Santora’s Pizza Pub & Grill and at Highmark Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills.

The event at Highmark Stadium, organized by Buffalo-area ophthalmologist Dr. Ephraim Atwal, will raise awareness of eye-care health and raise money for the Kelly for Kids Foundation.

The foundation was founded by Buffalo sports legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly. It serves disadvantaged and disabled youth in Western New York.