Storm Riders: House Of Boateng

The Storm Rider series aims to celebrate the strength of our industry while highlighting some of the many ways businesses have overcome the challenges resulting from COVID-19. We are proud to showcase how the following businesses have adapted while celebrating the people who are at the heart of what we do. In this post, we hear from Castro Boateng from House of Boateng in Langford.  

I love cooking, I love to see the smiles on guests’ faces when they try new things. I have always been a passionate Chef and the opportunity to operate a Catering business & Restaurant is a challenge that drives me every day.

I hope more North Americans take the opportunity to visit our region. 14 years ago, my plan was to come here for 2 years. BC has become my home and I can not see myself living anywhere else. I’d also like to see more Chef owned and run restaurants and cafés.

We are a small family-owned and operated company, that is passionate about food and committed to serving our community. We celebrate the flavours of West Africa, Caribbean & Pacific Northwest Cuisine.

We get to explore other cultures & the beauty of other places; we learn to respect what is important to other people. Understanding where other people come from and respecting what makes people different hopefully creates less ignorance in the world.

I was given an opportunity to move to Canada at a young age. Coming from Africa, my Father has always taught me to take advantage of any opportunity that comes to me. I have done so by travelling all over the world and finding the best Chefs to work under. I am motivated to make them proud and also want to inspire young upcoming chefs.