Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Executive Chef Steven Boudreau has traveled from east coast to west coast and abroad.

He began his culinary training at the highly respected Culinary Institute of Canada on Prince Edward Island. After graduation he was selected with 5 other students to work in Nantucket, Massachusetts, in various resort properties and restaurants such as the Nantucket Clambake Company which specialized in high end catering events and clambakes on the beach, for clients like Bill Clinton and The Boston Pops Orchestra. Chef Boudreau also spent a year in Montreal, Quebec where he catered such events as L’Oreal fashion week.

Steve decided to move to the west coast and worked in Vancouver, at various restaurants, including Umberto Menghi’s, Il Giardinos and Pino Posterero”s” . He then moved to Vancouver Island to work as Executive Sous Chef for Painters Lodge and April Point Resort and Spa.

Having discovered Pender Island about a year ago, Chef Steven is enjoying running the kitchens at Poets Cove and has made this idyllic Gulf Island his home.