Peter Contos, Owner  

“From the time I was old enough to walk down the back steps to the restaurant, I would sit and watch my father create meals in an atmosphere of laughter and sharing,” he says. “I knew this time would ultimately be the beginning of my life in the restaurant industry.”  

Peter worked for his father until the age of 16 and gained his extensive hospitality and tourism knowledge working in restaurants in Jasper National Park in Alberta. By age 25, Peter had opened his first business, a pizza and pasta delivery business, based in Banff.  

Peter eventually put down roots in Vancouver, where he would open the doors to a full restaurant, the Ouzeri. Within the first year, the Ouzeri was on the lips of food critics across the Pacific Northwest, garnering favourable reviews from many, including James Barber of The Urban Peasant.  

Ouzeri won critics’ food awards and people’s choice in many publications like Northwest Best Places and the premier awards of Vancouver Magazine.  

After 10 strong years, Ouzeri was sold and Contos moved on to work for two award-winning restaurateurs, icons in the fine dining industry in Vancouver.  

“I consulted on a few restaurants before moving to Kelowna, the heart of the Okanagan, to further my education in the wine industry. It was here that I saw an incredible in West Kelowna which had a lack of Mediterranean cuisine or fast casual, modern restaurants.”  

Now, after two years of conceptualizing his new venture and finding the perfect location, Lost Horn Mediterranean Grill is set to open its doors. – Okanagan Life Magazine