{"id":19906,"date":"2016-07-08T00:25:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T07:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=19906"},"modified":"2016-07-06T16:38:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T23:38:09","slug":"new-chefs-meals-fabulous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2016\/07\/08\/new-chefs-meals-fabulous\/","title":{"rendered":"New chef\u2019s meals \u201cfabulous\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Executive chef Steven Boudreau heads Weinberg Residence kitchen. (photo from Weinberg Residence)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Weinberg Residence recently hired executive chef Steven Boudreau, whose extensive culinary experience includes stints at Cioppino\u2019s (under chef Pino Posterero) and Il Giardino (under Umberto Menghi). How did such a talented chef come to work at the Weinberg Residence? For Boudreau, the reasons lay in his desire to find a more balanced, happier work life.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter 18 years working in a high-pressure restaurant environment, I wanted a chance to spend more time with family. Here at the Weinberg, it\u2019s refreshing to be able to relax into the cooking a little more,\u201d he explained. \u201cAbove all, I took this position because of the wonderful people here. The residents are great to be around and I come to work happy and smiling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Cape Breton, N.S., Boudreau attended the Culinary Institute of Canada in Prince Edward Island. After graduation, he was selected with four other students to work on Nantucket Island. He worked there for two seasons and then made his way out west, where he landed in Vancouver and worked for Cioppino\u2019s and Il Giardino.<\/p>\n

Boudreau left Vancouver to work two seasons at Painter\u2019s Lodge on Vancouver Island and April Point on Quadra Island as executive sous chef. He then spent the winter traveling and exploring such countries as Vietnam, Cambodia, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, France, Germany and beyond, gaining inspiration and knowledge of diverse culinary traditions from around the world. Next, he spent a year in Montreal, running a bistro and catering company.<\/p>\n

Longing for the West Coast, he returned to British Columbia to become the executive chef of Poets Cove Resort and Spa on Pender Island for the next five years. Finally, he spent two seasons working for the Restaurant at Painted Boat on the Sunshine Coast before moving to Vancouver to work at the Weinberg Residence.<\/p>\n

As for his philosophy on cooking, Boudreau stresses the importance of keeping things simple.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a real passion for creating tasty and healthy meals to inspire people. For me, it\u2019s all about keeping the process as simple as possible, while creating delicious food that the residents will love,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The residents are already raving about Boudreau\u2019s culinary contributions. \u201cThe food is great and there\u2019s a lot of variety. His fish is the best I\u2019ve ever tasted,\u201d said resident Dr. Jimmy White. \u201cThe soups are outstanding and the theme meals are fabulous,\u201d added resident Frieda Brown.<\/p>\n

To share the news with the community, if you, your spouse or family member is considering assisted living or multi-level care, the Weinberg Residence<\/a> is currently offering complimentary lunch when you take a tour. Call Vanessa Trester at 604-267-4722 for more information and to book a no-obligation tour.<\/p>\n

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Executive chef Steven Boudreau heads Weinberg Residence kitchen. (photo from Weinberg Residence) The Weinberg Residence recently hired executive chef Steven Boudreau, whose extensive culinary experience includes stints at Cioppino\u2019s (under chef Pino Posterero) and Il Giardino (under Umberto Menghi). How did such a talented chef come to work at the Weinberg Residence? For Boudreau, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[6069,6070,3714,2430],"class_list":["post-19906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","tag-boudreau","tag-chef","tag-seniors","tag-weinberg-residence"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}