Brandon Blevins is buying Fork in the Market, taking over the downtown Roanoke restaurant after years as its general manager.
Blevins said the previous owners approached him about carrying the business forward while stepping away from day-to-day operations. He does not expect customers to notice major changes right away.
“We’re just trying to bring a new focus to slightly elevating some things,” Blevins said. “We’re not going to make any crazy changes, but we’re going to focus on making the food a little better. We want to make the service a little better. We just want little small changes that are going to elevate the experience.”
Ownership shift follows fire recovery
The transition comes less than a year after Fork in the Market reopened following a six-month closure caused by a kitchen fire in June 2025. The restaurant reopened in December after nearly $300,000 in repairs…