Wild Mountain Food & Drink

Wild Mountain Food & Drink, overlooking the Sooke harbour, is a Slow Food restaurant serving local West Coast Canadian cuisine. It is home to Oliver, a chef, husband, farmer & forager; his wife Brooke who is the sommelier, cook and gardener; and their incredible team of servers, chefs, gardeners, farmers, foragers and friends. Their love of food brought them together and made Wild Mountain a possibility—and one of our favourite restaurants in the area!

Growing up on a honey farm in the North Okanagan, Oliver was fortunate to experience the fruits of the orchards they pollinated, the vegetables of his grandma’s garden, and the meat they bartered for with neighbours. His food is still informed by these fresh, unfettered flavours, which were in time with the seasons and the land. Oliver’s skills encompass his food philosophy: butchery, charcuterie, preservation, fermentation, and also raising, growing and foraging for many of his ingredients. Flavour begins in the seed and the soil!  

Joining Oliver on his culinary escapades is his wife, Brooke. A native of Vancouver Island, her love of food and country living brought them together. She is the community leader for the local Slow Food board and founding member of Slow Fish Canada.