When Milton Rebello and Louise Lu opened Liv Cafe and Bistro in Oak Bay in May 2025, it was a dream decades in the making. The two had always wanted a farm-to-table restaurant in Greater Victoria.

Now, the dynamic duo are an unstoppable force, bursting with an incredible amount of creativity and talent.

Rebello is an award-winning chef who prides himself as much on vibrant, exceptional plates as he does on building the right team. But his greatest teammate is his wife, Lu, a talented pastry chef, who not only tends the multi-layered Saanich garden that grows their ingredients, but who also designed the bright and airy restaurant – and the beautiful pottery sold within it.

The couple have plenty of plans for the restaurant named after their 12-year-old daughter (their previous Saskatchew

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