The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 78
taurants since she was 19 years old. She is a high school
English teacher by trade-having taught 15 years around
the world. But she kept coming back to restaurants. Five
years ago she moved to Floyd after reconnecting with-
and then marrying-an old high school friend. Once in
Floyd, Lynch started gardening and picking up shifts at
a restaurant called Oddfellas. The restaurant went up for
sale at the same time Lynch and her husband were looking for a building downtown they could purchase. With
Lynch's years of restaurant experience, buying Oddfellas
seemed like a natural fit.
In changing Oddfellas to Oddf3llows, there were several things Lynch knew she wanted. First, she insisted
her friend, Sterling Steffens, be her chef. Second, she
wanted to revamp the upstairs bar, named appropriately, the Oddbar. Finally, she wanted her restaurant to
78 | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017
be undergirded by the same three guiding principles as
their Odd Fellow neighbors: friendship, truth and love.
Lynch, whose restaurant expertise is primarily frontof-the-house, says she relies on Steffens completely with
the food.
"I give him full reign in the kitchen," she says in explaining the eclectic, Southern Fusion style of the restaurant's menu. "He wanted to make Oddf3llows an
adventure, so it all comes back to how every part of
Oddf3llows is an experience in this direction."
With his fine arts degree in sculpting, Steffens takes
presentation of his foods very seriously. He also controls
the menu, changing it seasonally to reflect local offerings. "I would say we are 'locavore'," explains Lynch,
when describing their commitment to buying from local
sources as often as possible. Lynch also brings in organic
Fine Local Dining
One might describe
the locavore dining
at Oddf3llows as "an
adventure."
THEROANOKER.COM
http://www.THEROANOKER.COM
The Roanoker September/October 2017
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Roanoker September/October 2017
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - Intro
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - Cover1
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - Cover2
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 3
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 4
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 5
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 6
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 7
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 8
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 9
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 10
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 11
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 12
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 13
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 14
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 15
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 16
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 17
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 18
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 19
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 20
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 21
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 22
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 23
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 24
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 25
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 26
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 27
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 28
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 29
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 30
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 31
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 32
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 33
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 34
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 35
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 36
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 37
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 38
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 39
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 40
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 41
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 42
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 43
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 44
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 45
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 46
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 47
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 48
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 49
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 50
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 51
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 52
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 53
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 54
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 55
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 56
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 57
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 58
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA1
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA2
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA3
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA4
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA5
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA6
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA7
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA8
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA9
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA10
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA11
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA12
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA13
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA14
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA15
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA16
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA17
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA18
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA19
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA20
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA21
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA22
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA23
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA24
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA25
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA26
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA27
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA28
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA29
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA30
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA31
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - RVA32
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 59
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 60
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 61
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 62
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 63
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 64
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 65
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 66
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 67
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 68
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 69
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 70
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 71
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 72
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 73
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 74
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 75
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 76
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 77
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 78
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 79
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 80
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 81
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - 82
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - Cover3
The Roanoker September/October 2017 - Cover4
https://www.nxtbook.com/leisuremedia360/leisure/the-roanoker-march-april-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/leisuremedia360/leisure/the-roanoker-january-february-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/leisuremedia360/leisure/RKRND21
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/RKRSO21
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/TheRoanokerJA2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20210506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20210304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20210102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_2020_1112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20200910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20200708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20200506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20200304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20200102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20191112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20190910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20190708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20190506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20190304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20190102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20181112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20180910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20180708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20180506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20180304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20180102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20171112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20170910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/TheRoanoker_JulyAugust2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/TheRoanoker_MayJune2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20170304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20170102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20161112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20160910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20160708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20160506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20160304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20160102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20151112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20150910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20150708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20150506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20150304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20150102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20141112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20140910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20140708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_20140506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_201403
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/leisure/roanoker_201402
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com