About Us

Owners: Ryan Cain & Sarah Whitelaw

Ryan - Chef, Operations Manager - all things food & front of house.

Sarah - behind the scenes - bookkeeping, IT, social media, and all things in between. 

Hospitality - nearly 50 years between us working in Food & Beverage. 

Ryan started as a dishwasher nearly 30+ years ago which piqued his interest. He then went on to study at NAIT, compete and win the Culinary Olympics in Germany and then continue to work and travel for years. 

Sarah took a year following University to travel out West which began her Hospitality career in Banquets then over time moving into Management of Banquets, Restaurant Front of House and Reservations for a major Ski Lodge. 

Our career paths collided in Kananaskis and we continued to work and travel seasonally for a few years until we landed in Kimberley, BC. 

We dined at The Old Bauernhaus long before it became a dream of running it. 

We lived in Kimberley from 2019 to 2022, then moved to Fernie for work opportunities until the opportunity of running The Old Bauernhaus Restaurant opened up and we couldn't pass it up!

May 2024 we reopened the Bauernhaus for service!

We are so thankful to our family and friends who helped make this dream come true! A special thanks to Anja (who runs AlpenGlow BnB) who thought to mention the opportunity to us and follow up, as well as Tony & Ingrid (who own the property and buildings) and made it possible for us to move back to Kimberley!

Ryan's passion truly is cooking. He takes great pride and care in continually learning and adapting his craft. He will happily share any recipe and listen to anyone who uses a different method. 

At The Old Bauernhaus he uses quality food to create Authentic German recipes. When he's not butchering, you'll find him (and his team) making sausage, pickling vegetables, preparing dough for our fresh bread and bread crumbs for schnitzels.

He enjoys partnering with local farmers for the best tasting produce. 

Beyond the food, we want everyone who walks in to enjoy The Old Bauernhaus Hospitality - our staff, whether Front of House or Back of House, are here to make your night special. 

We are a family run business and appreciate you choosing to spend your time and money with us.