dessert chef
Confection kitchen expert
A dessert chef specializes in creating sweet dishes, pastries, and confections in a professional kitchen.
Also called a pastry chef or pâtissier, this role requires expertise in baking, chocolate work, sugar techniques, and plating.
In restaurant hierarchies, the dessert chef typically runs a separate station: The dessert chef prepared a tasting menu of petit fours and soufflés.
- pastryButtery baked dough
- bakeryShop selling fresh loaves
- confectionerCandy and sweet maker
- patisserieFrench pastry shop
- culinary schoolInstitution for chef training
sugar · spun sugar · chocolate · white chocolate · cake · ganache · mousse · soufflé · plating · piping · torte · custard · crème brûlée · caramel · meringue · fondant · tart · petit fours
- kitchen jobscook, line cook, prep cook, head cook, saucier
- kitchen staffcook, line cook, prep cook, fry cook, grill cook
- bakersbaker, bread baker, pastry cook, patissier, cookie baker