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NY couple's good deed earns free chicken for 1 year

Alexander and Andrea Campagna took 10 stranded South Korean tourists during the Christmas holiday. Provided

January 3, 2023

Bb.q Chicken is giving a year's supply of free chicken to a New York couple who hosted 10 stranded South Korean tourists during the recent blizzard in the Buffalo area.

The group was on a tour bus headed to Niagara Falls when the blizzard made roads in Williamsville, New York, impassable. Alexander and Andrea Campagna took in all the tourists along with the driver for an unlikely holiday weekend together.

A formal presentation of the gift will occur at the bb.q Chicken location in Williamsville when road conditions hopefully improve in early January, according to a company press release.

The Campagnas happen to love Korean food and frequently made Korean meals at home, so they had all the ingredients needed for several traditional Korean dishes. The group spent the weekend getting to know one another, watching football on Christmas Eve, and sharing home-cooked Korean meals prepared by the Campagnas like jeyuk bokkeum, a spicy stir-fried pork dish, and dakdori tang, a chicken stew laced with fiery red pepper.

"We will never forget this holiday experience, enjoying meals together with our new friends from South Korea," Alexander Campagna said in the release. "This unlikely experience has my wife and I looking into making a trip to South Korea to fully enjoy the culture and food of the country."

"Bb.q Chicken believes food is the gateway to culture, and a shared meal is a universal language," bb.q Chicken U.S. CEO Joseph Kim said in the release. "We're honored to present the Free Chicken For a Year award to the Campagnas as a thank you for their hospitality toward the Korean tourists during the blizzard over the holidays."

Based in South Korea, bb.q Chicken has over 150 locations in the U.S.