CINCINNATI — An area restaurant will get the opportunity of a lifetime on Sunday.
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Sweets & Meats BBQ in Avondale will appear in a Super Bowl commercial on Sunday during Super Bowl LIX between Kansas City and Philadelphia, according to our news partner WCPO in Cincinnati.
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Anton Gaffney, the owner, told WCPO it started as an email from Google Gemini.
The company chose a business from each state that uses Google Workspace with Gemini, Google’s AI.
“It’s a blessing,” said Gaffney.
He and co-owner Kristen Bailey explained to WCPO that the Google Gemini team went to the restaurant and filmed hours of content for the commercial.
“It’s not just about the publicity we’re getting. It’s not just about the intentionality that Google really wanted to invest in our business because we’re a woman-owned and a Black business,” she said. “But also, because I now have this new challenge that I’m working through. And this has provided me with a new opportunity to have a resolution for the memory loss.”
Bailey told WCPO she got diagnosed with MS in December and has trouble remembering things. She added that Gemini has helped with that.
Both said it was special to share their love for barbecue and food for the community.
They also celebrated how Google Gemini has changed both their business and lives.
Visit this website to learn more about the restaurant.
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