An Erie native helped put both his adopted home and hometown wing culture in the spotlight after his Iceland-based restaurant captured some of the highest honors at the National Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, New York.
Justin Shouse was born and raised in Erie and his restaurant, Just Wingin It, just recently earned multiple awards at the internationally recognized event, including two of the festival’s biggest distinctions.
Shouse, a former basketball standout at McDowell High School and Mercyhurst University, moved to Iceland 21 years ago. Since then, he has built a successful restaurant business while sharing the flavors and traditions of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania with customers overseas…