Inside Fortunato Left: The charcuterie board at Fortunato features local Virginia meats like Border Springs' Lamb Ham. Right: Co-owners Hunter Johnson and Jake Zuckerman felt it was time to try a concept beyond their successful Lucky restaurant. its essence, hygge is about families and friends getting together to share a meal, a glass of wine, and good conversation-creating intimacy in the heart of a dark, cold winter. Since opening in September, Fortunato, an Italian restaurant in downtown Roanoke featuring 58 | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016 mostly Central and Northern Italian dishes, has emanated all that creates hygge. Upon entering the glass-fronted restaurant located on the ground floor of the century-old Shenandoah Building, guests are greeted by an open kitchen graced with a cured leg of Edwards ham, a pizzaiolo deftly THEROANOKER.COMhttp://www.THEROANOKER.COM