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"Known for a viral lemon pepper wet pizza, the first brick-and-mortar outpost at the Sweet Auburn Municipal Market opened in May and will close at the end of the month. Started in 2020 by Matthew Foster, whose pies took off after a tweet from rapper Killer Mike, Phew’s Pies specializes in handmade pizzas topped with lemon pepper wet wings, oxtails, and ricotta. Signature pies—the Lemon Pepper Wet and Hot Lemon Pepper Wet—use a butter sauce, chopped chicken, and mozzarella, with wings dotting the center. Foster announced the closure on Instagram and says he’ll return to private events and pop-ups for now; he didn’t share a specific reason, noting only that he didn’t set himself or the business up enough to succeed and has no plans for another location." - Henna Bakshi