Matt Harrington, a College of Communication sophomore, called his first and only meal at a Wright's Farm Restaurant, a Rhode Island eatery specializing in chicken, a "religious experience."
He and two other hungry Boston University students will lead the first pilgrimage to their favorite Ocean State restaurant next Saturday with the Wright's Chicken Farm Appreciation Society, a recently founded and unofficial club that honors the restaurant.
"It's what I pray for when I go to bed at night," Harrington, a Daily Free Press sports reporter, said.
The group, which has not been officially recognized by the Student Activities Office, honors the chicken dishes, cooked about an hour's drive away from BU in Harrisville, R.I.
"We want to get as many people as we can to go with us so they can experience the culinary deliciousness that is Wright's Chicken Farm," College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Tom Millet, a co-founder of the group, said.
"We are in the process of writing a constitution, but there aren't any rules," he said. "Anyone who likes chicken is welcome to join."
The restaurant serves one family-style meal, including rolls, salad, pasta, chicken and fries, to an entire table. The feast is prepared fresh from the farm and served with homemade ketchup and sauces, according to the restaurant's website.
Millet said he and fellow group founders Harrington and David DiSegna, a CAS junior, wanted support for the organization and will take Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore along on their first food-eating frenzy.
Harrington said he thinks Elmore's company will give the group some credibility and attract new members. Millet said he agreed.
"If people think [Elmore] likes it, then they're going to want to try it to," Millet said.
All three founders said they suffer from cravings for Wright's meals on a daily basis, and Millet, who also works as a president's host, said he wants to advertise the restaurant's excellence to prospective students as well. Millet said he tells anyone heading home through Rhode Island to stop for a bite at Wright's.
Ethan Sturm, a prospective student from New Jersey, said he took Millet's advice and enjoyed the food immensely.
"Eating there felt like eating at home, and the food tasted like it just came straight out of grandma's oven," Strum said.
Once Wright's Chicken Farm Appreciation Society is recognized as an official club at BU, Millet says he plans to use SAO funding to organize trips each semester.
"The goal is to prepare for it so you can eat as much as possible," DiSegna said. "I've got it down to a science."
"I've got a lot of good memories there, and the food is amazing," DiSengna said. "Good food, good value."
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