ROANOKE, Va. – Sometimes, in a world filled with chaos, a little sprinkle of hope can go a long way. For people like Shirley Baptiste, this ideology guides her actions each day, both in her everyday life and in her role as a restaurant owner.
When she first opened the doors to Gianni’s in the Grandin area of Roanoke in August 2024, she did so with an eagerness to serve others and share Caribbean-Creole dishes, which she says she didn’t see in the restaurant scene when she first moved to the area in 2019.
Nearly one year after the restaurant’s opening, she continues to bring delicious Caribbean-Creole flavors to the Star City, handcrafted with mouthwatering ingredients that draw from her rich Haitian roots, combined with the soulful spices of Creole cuisine for the best of both worlds…