The Bear, The Fish, The Root & The Berry

Spirit Ridge proudly sits on the traditional land of the Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation. Our inspiration for the name of the restaurant comes from chaptik stories of the first aboriginals to live in the Okanagan. The Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation approach to food is based on the creation stories of their culture.The Four Food Chiefs are central: Skimxist Black Bear (chief of animals, representing self-sacrifice, leadership, giving), Ntytikxw Chinook Salmon (water creatures, perseverance, hard work), Speetlum Bitterroot (plants below the round, relationships to the land) and Seeya Saskatoon Berry (plants above the ground, growth, strength, community) are legendary. The Four Food Chiefs; Black Bear, Chinook Salmon, Bitterroot, and Saskatoon Berry, represent the key elements of Indigenous cuisine. Chef Murray McDonald describes the menu as “modern vineyard cuisine inspired by our Indigenous roots.”