 In 1980, Frank Bellissimo, the husband of Teresa, told "The New Yorker" that her buffalo wings were invented out of necessity because the restaurant had gotten an overstock of chicken wings instead of other chicken parts that the couple didn't know what to do with.On the other hand, Dominic Bellissimo, the son of Frank and Teresa, disputed this story.Dominic claimed that the wings were an impromptu midnight snack that his mother created on his request while drinking with friends.