Pastry Chef Jobs in Oakton, VA

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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
• Baked Goods
• Baking
• Banquet Catering
• Bread Baking
• Breakfast
• Buffet
• Cake Decorating
• Cake Making
• Catering
• Chocolate
• Communication Skills
• Cookie Making
• Cooking
• Culinary Arts
• Customer Service
• Dessert Making
• English
• European Cuisine
• Events
• Fine Dining
• Food and Beverage Management
• Food Cost Management
• Food Handling
• Food Plating
• Food Preparation
• Food Quality
• Food Safety
• Gluten Free Cuisine
• Handling
• High School Diploma
• Kitchen Equipment Maintenance
• Knife Skills
• Leadership
• Management
• Materials Management
• Menu Development
• Menu Planning
• Organization
• Pantry
• Pastry Making
• Pizza
• Planning
• Plate Presentation
• Policy Administration
• Policy Development
• Portion Control
• Presentation
• Recipe Development
• Regulations
• Regulatory Compliance
• Sanitation
• Scheduling
• Scratch Cooking
• Seasonal Menus
• Staff Supervision
• Stocking
• Teamwork
• Training and Development

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