 Drew Cerza
Drew Cerza, better known as the “Wing King,” is the president and founder of the RMI
Promotions Group, a national food promotion agency located in Clarence, New York. Founded in 1994, the company has represented national clients such as Hershey’s, General Mills, Prince Pasta and Northland Cranberry. The company has also created several of its own co-op marketing promotions to support local causes. Drew is an active member of the
community and started the National Buffalo Wing Festival in 2002. In 2007, the National Buffalo Wing Festival attracted over 75,000 wing fanatics to downtown Buffalo over Labor Day weekend. The Wing King and the festival has appeared on countless national media outlets, including: The Today Show, CNN, Throwdown with Bobby Flay, Food Network, and The Discovery Channel.
My favorite activities include
- Researching new ideas that will help make next year’s National Wing Festival the biggest yet.
- Working on the garden and lawn around the house
- Going out to a nice casual dinner with my wife – Fallettas in Clarence, Cole’s on Elmwood Avenue, and Gabriel’s Gate in Allentown are some of our favorites.
- Taking the family skiing down in Ellicottville
- Promoting Buffalo to out-of-towners
- A Buffalo Bisons game at Dunn Tire Park with the family
- Eating Buffalo Wings at wing joints throughout the region.
5 Things I love about Buffalo
- Small town with great people
- The best regional foods in the country. Wings, Beef on Weck, Pierogies and more!
- Great architecture
- The great pride of Buffalonians
- Change of seasons. We love snow and skiing!
My favorite local hidden treasures you shouldn't miss
- Elmwood Village
- Glen Park Falls in Williamsville
- Hoyt Lake and the Delaware Park Casino
- Ani DiFranco's Church on Delaware Avenue
- Ellicottville
My perfect day spent in the Buffalo area
Breakfast with my family at the Pancake House in Williamsville (we're talking chocolate chip pancakes). Then taking a walk through Glen Park in Williamsville. Next, off to a local food festival or lawn fete. A nice walk along the Niagara River by LaSalle Park and the Hatch. The nightcap is an ice cream sundae at Anderson’s.
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