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On Thursday, Project Q published a story titled: “Flying Biscuit owner faces backlash for supporting Brian Kemp.” The Kemp-related images were shared hundreds of times on social media. Then additional posts surfaced, showing Hsiao bearing Kemp signs at what appeared to be a political rally.īy late Wednesday, word had spread quickly. Most recently, in July, a donation of $1,000 was made to the Kemp campaign under the restaurant’s name. Simonton also discovered several donations to the Kemp campaign, made in the name of the Flying Biscuit. The Kemp post was rediscovered and shared by a Facebook user, Anna Simonton, on September 12. What a great restaurant and such a hardworking Georgia business owner!” Kemp, a Trump-endorsed Republican who is known for supporting anti-LGBTQ “Religious Freedom” bills, wrote “Last week, I had an ‘EGGcellent’ lunch with Joseph Hsiao of The Flying Biscuit Cafe – Candler Park/ The Flying Biscuit Cafe – Midtown. In the post, the current Republican gubernatorial candidate appears at a Flying Biscuit table with Joseph Hsiao. On September 14, 2015, Kemp, the Georgia Secretary of State, published a post on his official Facebook page. “The Hsiaos do want to do right by people” Four years later later, the Hsiao brothers, Joseph and Matthew, bought the Midtown and Candler Park franchises. Raving Brands, an Atlanta franchise portfolio company, acquired the brand in 2006. The Candler Park eatery soon became a town hotspot for regulars. Indigo Girls member Emily Saliers was an early investor. The restaurant’s success is inextricably woven into the history of Gay Atlanta.ĭelia Champion, lesbian restaurateur, founded the original breakfast-friendly Flying Biscuit in 1993.

The city’s own Monday Night Brewing caught flak for hosting a Kemp event earlier this month.īut the Flying Biscuit is a special case for many LGBTQ locals. The restaurant’s co-owner, Joseph Hsiao, is not the first Atlanta businessman to be criticized for his Kemp ties. “I am, the servers are, many of the people who work here are.” The general manager, who immigrated from Venezuela two decades ago, said he was part of the community – he was gay. Speaking with obvious passion, Chacon commented on the role the Flying Biscuit played in his life, and the life of its workers. Sitting at the bar, Chacon explained that the Biscuit was a franchise operation. The Midtown branch, which opened in 2000, is located at Piedmont Avenue and Tenth Street, at the intersection of Atlanta’s rainbow crosswalks. The Voice interviewed Chacon at the Midtown location of the Flying Biscuit. But the general manager of Flying Biscuit Midtown, Wladimir Chacon, says it’s not necessarily so. The Flying Biscuit franchise, a favorite Atlanta eatery, is facing a social media backlash after apparently endorsing anti-LGBTQ politician Brian Kemp.