Flying Crust Pizza and Wings to open in Buckhead and other dining news from the week

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May 31, 2019

These are the stories that created a buzz on the metro Atlanta dining scene this week:

•A spot for pizza and wings is taking over the space previously occupied by Genki Noodles and Sushi at 3186 Roswell Road NW, What Now Atlanta reports.

New Jersey-based Flying Crust Pizza & Wings is slated to open next month.

The concept from owner Garis Eddington started out as a food truck and serves a variety of wings, pizzas, sandwiches, burgers and desserts.

In addition, the lower level of the restaurant will function as an invite-only speakeasy called Pierre’s Room, which will be open during major sporting events and available for rentals.

Eddington said he also has plans to open a Flying Crust in Conyers, as well as Houston and Detroit.

Flying Crust will be open from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday-Saturday and from noon-10 p.m. Sunday.

Betty Hsu in front of Hunan Village in 2000.

•Longtime Atlanta restaurateur Betty Hsu passed away earlier this week. Her son, Lazy Betty chef Ron Hsu, posted on her death on Instagram:

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To my friends and family, my mother was one of the strongest, hardest working, vivacious, and selfless persons I know. So many of her qualities and her life teachings have been the source of inspiration for Lazy Betty. Most amazing story I have of her is her role as a pioneer. She is singlehandedly responsible for migrating her 7 brothers and sisters, not to mention cousins, parents, friends, and employees from Asia and changing the course of all their lives. She did this not speaking any English and only having a few dollars in her pocket when she first came to the USA. She worked hard enough to eventually own multiple businesses and send 3 kids to an expensive private school. . . On top of this I’ll also never forget her infectious appetite for life and laughter. I have never met anyone in my life that could get strangers to become true friends in matter of days. And she was able to accomplish this because she selflessly gave so much of herself to everyone. It’s the quality that resonates with me the most as I reflect. She could bring people across from the world and break barriers to make them feel like family and loved, despite who or where they came from. . . She passed last night around 1AM. RIP mom. 5.29.19. I’ll love you forever.

A post shared by Ronald Hsu (@chefhsu) on May 29, 2019 at 8:00am PDT

Hsu owned and operated Hunan Village in Stockbridge from 1983 to 2008 with her husband George. When Ron Hsu was working at Le Bernardin in New York, he adapted her recipe for mixed rice with meat, Chinese sausage and aromatics steamed in a bamboo leaf, substituting foie gras for Chinese sausage.

Hsu's other children, Anita and Howard, are involved in Lazy Betty and also own Sweet Auburn Barbecue in Poncey Highland. Check ajc.com next week for an extended obituary.

•Amore Cucina has closed in Town Brookhaven, Tomorrow's News Today reports. The Italian restaurant, from "Lord of the Pies" Bruno DiFabio, opened in spring 2018, taking the place of pizza chain PizzaFire.

•Eclectic Bistro has closed at 1425 Piedmont Ave. NE in Midtown, What Now Atlanta reports.

MORE DINING NEWS FROM THE WEEK:

Grecian Gyro opening its first ITP location Monday

Valor Coffee opening a brick-and-mortar location in Alpharetta

Okiboru ramen eatery coming to Sandy Springs

Lyla Lila opening in Midtown this fall

Scofflaw Beer Barn now open at State Farm Arena

Firewall Food Stop open in Westview

Botiwalla now open in Alpharetta

La Bodega opening in Adair Park

Gino’s East closes after five months in Poncey-Highland