Pastry Chef

Job Description: Pastry Chef

Location: Ledesales Restaurant (with potential expansion to additional locations)Reports To: Executive Chef / Restaurant Manager

Job Summary:The Pastry Chef at Ledesales, a French bistro with sushi fusion, is responsible for designing, preparing, and presenting exceptional desserts and baked goods that complement the restaurant’s unique menu. This role offers the exciting opportunity to develop a pastry program that could extend to three distinct restaurant concepts under the same management: Ledesales, Bonne Vie (Baby Shank location), and a new concept at the MXDC location. The Pastry Chef will ensure consistency, creativity, and high quality while managing production and collaborating with kitchen leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and prepare a variety of desserts, pastries, and baked goods that align with the French bistro and sushi fusion aesthetic of Ledesales.
• Develop innovative dessert menus, incorporating seasonal ingredients and balancing sweet offerings with savory menu elements.
• Oversee all aspects of pastry production, including baking, plating, and presentation, ensuring consistency and excellence.
• Collaborate with the Executive Chef to pair desserts with the restaurant’s food and beverage offerings.
• Manage pastry inventory, including ordering ingredients, monitoring stock, and minimizing waste.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary pastry station in compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Train and supervise any pastry assistants or kitchen staff involved in dessert preparation.
• Opportunity to design and scale a cohesive pastry program for three restaurants:
• Ledesales Restaurant: Focus on French-inspired pastries with a modern twist.
• Bonne Vie (Baby Shank Location): Develop desserts tailored to this new concept’s vision.
• MXDC Location Concept: Create pastries that suit the upcoming concept’s theme.
• Test and refine recipes to ensure they can be executed efficiently across multiple locations if the opportunity expands.
• Contribute to special events or catering with custom dessert offerings as needed.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a Pastry Chef or in a similar role in a professional kitchen.
• Formal pastry training (e.g., culinary school with a pastry focus) or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Expertise in a wide range of baking techniques, including breads, cakes, tarts, and plated desserts.
• Knowledge of French pastry traditions; experience with fusion or Asian-inspired desserts is a plus.
• Proven ability to innovate and adapt recipes for diverse menus and scalability.
• Strong organizational skills to manage production across potentially multiple locations.
• Understanding of food safety, sanitation, and inventory management practices.
• Physical ability to stand for long periods, lift up to 50 lbs, and work in a fast-paced environment.

Key Attributes:

• Creative and passionate about pastry arts, with a keen eye for detail and presentation.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently or as part of a team.
• Adaptable, with a vision for building a scalable pastry program.
• Collaborative, with excellent communication skills to work across kitchen teams.

Schedule:

• Full-time, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as required by restaurant operations.
• Flexibility to travel or split time between locations as the pastry program expands.

Compensation:

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Potential for bonuses or profit-sharing tied to the success of the pastry program across multiple locations.

Growth Opportunity:

This role offers the potential to lead the pastry program for three unique restaurant concepts, providing a platform to showcase creativity and establish a signature style across Ledesales and other nearby locations. The Pastry Chef will have the chance to grow with the business as it expands, with increased responsibility and recognition.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $21.42 - $22.57 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 60 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Opportunities for advancement

Compensation Package:

• Hourly pay
• Quarterly bonus

Schedule:

• Evenings as needed
• Holidays
• Morning shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $23