Today we’d like to introduce you to Bradwick Malone.
Bradwick, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
Everyone loves chicken wings so why not create some of the best chicken wings on the planet. So three years ago, I decided to take a leap of faith and quit my fulltime job to pursue my passion of cooking. I started selling plates out of my car to different car dealerships and barbershops.
I got up everyday not knowing if I was going to sell my ten plates for $10 or lower my price to $7 just get rid of them because I didn’t want to bring them back home. In Sept of 2018, I entered my first wing competition and we won 1st place. After winning, I stop selling plates out of my car because people were calling me and placing so I had no reason to drive around trying to sell my ten plates. The following year in June of 2019, I entered another wing competition and won Best Wing by the judges and The People’s Choice. So, after winning this last competition the order kept getting bigger and bigger and I could no longer continue to cook in my small apartment so I decided to get into a shared kitchen. Now that I am in my shared kitchen the sky is the limit.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
It’s been rough but through it all its more fun than anything, Everyday is a challenge but still we get the job done. Not knowing if you are going to sell any wings today or not. We have had a lot of people who say they want to invest and I put my hope in them thinking that they really want to just for them to say no.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
We are B & L Wings a husband and wife business. You Give Us a Kitchen and We Will Give You Art! We specialize in some of the most amazing wings you will ever taste. We are known for our famous Hot Honey Lemon Pepper wings with our famous homemade Sweet Bleu Cheese and our Ranch Fried Okra. We are most proud of our growth and connecting with the people its the best part of the job. What sets us apart from other is that we don’t do hot wings we do flavored wings. We don’t do good wings we do amazing wings. We don’t toss wings in a bowl we WHIP wings.
What were you like growing up?
I was very shy and I was a mama boy. But, being a mama boy I learned the secret to seasoning food with perfection. Instead of going out playing I stayed studied her ways of cooking and seasoning food. My first meal I burned it up. After that my mom told me one thing “never cook with the stove on high and cook with passion.”
Contact Info:
- Address: 3996 Pleasantdale Rd
Atlanta, GA 30340 - Phone: 6622123257
- Email: bandlwings@gmail.com
- Instagram: Bandlwings
- Facebook: Brad’s Wings
- Twitter: B & L Wings
Image Credit:
My Wife Lawonda Malone
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CK Monsef
August 21, 2019 at 7:09 pm
If wings could be classified as gourmet food, Brad’s are. I would serve these to anyone, for any type gathering. Sides are equally layered with flavor. But you have to have the sweet blue cheese not because you need it, the wings stand alone, but because it is so good! B & L provides you a bite to savor with every morsel. If I were on the show “Best Thing I Ever Ate”, that one item would be something off Brad’s menu covered in Sweet Blue Cheese. Brad and Lawonda are putting wings on the Atlanta map.
Madison Jackson
October 14, 2019 at 7:47 pm
Bradwick Malone is my uncle and I’d be telling you a big story if I said those wings aren’t the best!!!! My uncle puts so much love, passion, and dedication into his wings. AND THATS WHY THEY’RE THE BEST!!!! One thing I could suggest you to put on your list to do before you die is taste some of those WINGS!!!! MHMMMMMMM!!!!