Pastry Chef Jobs in California

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Top hiring companies in your area for Pastry Chef positions

Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Pastry Chef positions.

The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Pastry Chef position

• a la carte
• American Cuisine
• Artisan Breads
• Baked Goods
• Baking
• Banquet Catering
• Bread Baking
• Breakfast
• Cake Decorating
• Cake Making
• Catering
• Chocolate
• Communication Skills
• Cookie Making
• Cooking
• Culinary Arts
• Customer Service
• Dessert Making
• Employee Development
• English
• European Cuisine
• Events
• Fine Dining
• Food and Beverage Management
• Food Cost Management
• Food Handling
• Food Plating
• Food Preparation
• Food Quality
• Food Safety
• Handling
• Inventory Management
• Kitchen Equipment Maintenance
• Knife Skills
• Leadership
• Management
• Menu Planning
• Multitasking
• Organization
• Pantry
• Pastry Making
• Plate Presentation
• Portion Control
• Presentation
• Punctual
• Quality of Service
• Recipe Development
• Regulations
• Regulatory Compliance
• Sanitation
• Scheduling
• Scratch Cooking
• Seasonal Menus
• Set-Up
• Staff Supervision
• Stocking
• Training and Development

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