Pastry Chef - Fine Dining Job at Willow Tree, Carlsbad, CA

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  • Willow Tree
  • Carlsbad, CA

Job Description

Pastry Chef – Fine Dining Restaurant

$75,000 - $85,000

This well-known and highly regarded restaurant group is looking for a experienced Pastry Chef for their fine dining concept, offering outstanding compensation, excellent training, and career growth opportunity.

About the Company:

  • The restaurant group is a leader in San Diego area food scene, with Michelin Star recognition
  • Outstanding compensation, benefits, and career growth potential
  • Extremely popular, high-volume restaurants with loyal clientele

What We Offer You:

  • Medical insurance, 100% paid for 1st tier, 50% paid for higher tiers
  • Optional Dental and Vision insurance
  • 2 weeks vacation, 3 weeks at 3 years
  • Relocation assistance possible
  • Family meal
  • Employee relief fund

Your Role with the Company:

  • Lead and inspire a small team, ensuring excellence in pastry technique and consistency across all dessert and pastry elements
  • Uphold restaurant high standards of quality, maintaining the restaurant’s Michelin-star level through consistent execution, detail, and creativity in all pastry offerings
  • Oversee hiring, training, and mentorship of the pastry team, cultivating a high-performing, skilled staff that upholds standards of excellence
  • Manage seasonal menu changes, overseeing four full menu rotations per year, while introducing periodic updates and fresh ideas to reflect the evolving seasons and inspirations
  • Develop and execute seasonal dessert menus, crafting distinct, innovative offerings that highlight fresh, high-quality ingredients (such as fruit, floral, and chocolate-focused desserts) with artistic presentation and attention to flavor balance
  • Collaborate closely with the savory team on production elements, preparing essential components like pâte brisée, tartlet shells, gougères, and other dough-based items that complement the entrees

Your Qualifications:

  • Minimum 3+ years of experience as a Pastry Chef (or comparable role) for an upscale modern fine dining restaurant
  • Michelin experience strongly preferred
  • Background in French pastry with a contemporary and innovative approach
  • Expertise in ice cream and sorbet preparation, with a deep knowledge of chocolate work, mousses, crémeux, and other advanced pastry techniques
  • Demonstrated skill in crafting fruit-forward and floral-inspired desserts, with a focus on plated, composed presentations that highlight seasonality and quality of ingredients
  • Experience in high-volume, fast-paced kitchens, with a proven track record in research and development, dish creation, and team management
  • Have strong interpersonal and communication skills

EOE – EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Job Tags

Relief, Relocation package,

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