Matt Plapp, CEO of national media and marketing company America’s Best Restaurants, headquartered in Florence, KY, is featured as an expert commentator on an upcoming episode of the popular History Channel series, The Food That Built America.
The episode, titled “The Flight of the Buffalo Wing”, chronicles the rise of the humble hot-sauced chicken wing from its origins in Buffalo, NY to a true culinary phenomenon. The episode premieres on Sunday, March 5th at 9 pm EST.
Plapp, who claims his favorite food has always been Buffalo wings, makes it a point to visit restaurants that serve wings as part of the travels of the America’s Best Restaurants’ Roadshow. Not only that, ABR is a sponsor of the National Buffalo Wing Festival held every Labor Day weekend in Buffalo, NY. Nonetheless, Plapp was excited that the History Channel reached out to him and flew him to New York this past August to take part in the taping of the episode.
“I was blown away by such an honor,” states Plapp. “To get a call to be their expert for the show was huge. I’ve followed the show the past three years and have watched every episode, so when they called about being involved in the Buffalo wing episode, I was stoked!”
Now in its fourth season, The Food That Built America tells the story of iconic foods that are part of the American culinary landscape. Each episode focuses on a particular food, such as Buffalo wings, or a brand, such as Kellogg’s or McDonald’s. The episodes rely on actors to portray events crucial to the story, interspersed with commentary from historians and experts.
America’s Best Restaurants, a national restaurant marketing and media company based in Florence, KY, travels the country telling the stories and highlighting the unique food of locally owned independent restaurants as part of their ABR Roadshow. Restaurants are featured not only on ABR’s Restaurant Network of social media channels and website, but also each individual establishment’s Facebook page. With over 700 episodes filmed, America’s Best Restaurants is the premier marketing agency for restaurant owners and operators to have their story broadcast coast-to-coast. Visit AmericasBestRestaurants.com to learn more and to view the episodes and profiles of hundreds of America’s Best Restaurants!
