Food and Culture - The Roanoke Rambler

Meet the Roanoke Artist Duo Getting Flush Off Paintings of Local Toilets

While murals remain the Nolan-Shafers’ number one art priority, the couple has found surprise best-sellers in their number two.

Food

These Roanoke Home Bakers Find Sweet Success Launching Businesses During The Pandemic

The pandemic has inspired three Roanoke home bakers to turn their passions into thriving local businesses.

Food

Ring in Lunar New Year With These Symbolic Dishes From Roanoke's Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean Restaurants

From dumplings to noodles, sticky rice to sesame balls, here are some of the symbolic dishes to look for at Roanoke restaurants and markets.

Art Criticism

Taubman Museum of Art Brings Virginia Artists 'Homeward Bound' In Richly Textured Show

Roanoke’s Taubman Museum of Art has arranged an unhurried, lovingly unfolding exhibition in "Homeward Bound."

Food

'Like I’m back home in Mexico': Lupita’s Tacos offers authenticity wrapped in handmade tortillas

The owner of Lupita’s Tacos celebrates her legacy as a home cook to feed the Mexican community in Roanoke.

Food

3 Williamson Road Grocery Markets You Need to Know

In Roanoke, there's a world of diverse markets. We highlight three, including inside tips and what to stock up on to build your global pantry at home.

Mystery

Mystery of Gravestones Found on Vacant Roanoke Property Has Been Solved — Mostly

The property, it turns out, was the site of the Marsteller Corporation, which specialized in monument and tombstone engraving.

Mystery

Two Gravestones, One Linked to an Ohio Cemetery, Lie on a Vacant Roanoke Property. Why?

Along the banks of the Roanoke River, two gravestones lie nestled in the poke berry bushes on a property for sale along Franklin Road.

Art Criticism

These Photos and Postcards Capture the Beauty and Solitude of Pandemic-Era Appalachia

L.S. King’s prints at the Appalachian Center for Photography in Floyd County are a kind of inarguable beautiful.