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Pastry Cook
full-time•Yountville
About this role
PASTRY COOK
Yountville, CA
JOB SUMMARY
The Pastry Cook is responsible for preparing, baking, and presenting a variety of high-quality pastries, desserts, and baked goods while consistently upholding Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star standards. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation in pastry techniques, a commitment to excellence, and a desire to deliver memorable guest experiences.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepare and execute a variety of desserts, pastries, bread, and confections according to standardized recipes and quality expectations.
- Maintain Forbes standards in all aspects of preparation, presentation, and service delivery.
- Ensure mise en place is complete, fresh, and aligned with forecasted guest volume.
- Work cleanly and efficiently while maintaining the highest food safety and sanitation standards.
- Collaborate closely with other culinary team members to support service needs for à la carte, banquets, and in-room dining.
- Conduct regular quality checks on ingredients and finished products to ensure consistency.
- Receive and properly store ingredients and supplies in accordance with health codes and internal SOPs.
- Follow directions from the Pastry Sous Chef and Executive Sous Chef and be proactive in asking questions to improve technique and knowledge.
- Assist with inventory, stock rotation, and daily production logs.
- Contribute to a positive, respectful, and inclusive kitchen culture.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Demonstrate a refined sense of urgency, attention to detail, and elegance in execution.
- Uphold exceptional cleanliness and organization in all workstations and equipment.
- Ensure visual appeal, portion accuracy, and plate consistency in every item served.
- Communicate effectively and respectfully with team members and leadership to maintain smooth kitchen operations.
- Consistently go beyond expectations in the pursuit of excellence and guest satisfaction.
- Minimum 1–2 years of pastry experience in a luxury hotel, resort, or fine dining environment.
- Culinary degree or pastry certification preferred.
- Strong knowledge of classic and contemporary pastry techniques.
- Familiarity with Forbes Five-Star or AAA Five-Diamond standards highly preferred.
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Flexible schedule including weekends, holidays, and early mornings or late evenings.
- Current food handler’s certification.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time, including during long shifts
- Frequent bending, reaching, twisting, and use of hands and arms for food preparation, plating, and equipment operation
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to 50 pounds (boxes, equipment, bulk ingredients, or supplies)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen environment with exposure to heat, steam, noise, and sharp equipment
What you'll do
- The Pastry Cook is responsible for preparing, baking, and presenting a variety of high-quality pastries and desserts while maintaining Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star standards. This includes collaborating with the culinary team and ensuring cleanliness and organization in the kitchen.
About Boardwalk IG Management LLC
Like Napa Valley itself, Estate Yountville is a place of exquisite contrasts. Refined, yet relaxed. Expansive, yet intimate. Elevated and exclusive, yet welcoming and friendly.
Set on 22 lush acres in Yountville, the most coveted location in Napa, The Estate offers prime access to the best of this world-renowned region—which extends beyond wine, and ventures deeper than cuisine. It presents opportunities to witness artisans at the pinnacle of their craft, to indulge in your passions, and to explore new pursuits, all while forging stronger connections.
Here, among the incomparable natural landscape, you’ll discover something more than a resort, but a community unto itself. Connected by winding paths, The Estate features 192 refined guest rooms divided between both ends of the property, a private vineyard, two pools, a spa with 12 treatment rooms and suites, as well as event spaces totaling more than 55,000 square feet—the most extensive in all of Napa Valley.
The Estate’s culinary experiences offer complementary contrasts as well, blending Northern California’s bounty with European flair at our restaurants—the Italian-inspired Bottega, the Spanish-influenced Coqueta, and Ottimo, where you can dine, try wines, and procure provisions for whatever’s next.
It's a different kind of wine country escape, a sanctuary that can serve as a foundation for your Napa adventures—or as the focus of them. Where a sense of exploration and discovery abounds, curated experiences await, and the best of Napa is quite literally just steps away. At The Estate, there’s always good reason to raise your glass.
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What does a Pastry Cook do at Boardwalk IG Management LLC?
As a Pastry Cook at Boardwalk IG Management LLC, you will: the Pastry Cook is responsible for preparing, baking, and presenting a variety of high-quality pastries and desserts while maintaining Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star standards. This includes collaborating with the culinary team and ensuring cleanliness and organization in the kitchen..
Is the Pastry Cook position at Boardwalk IG Management LLC remote?
The Pastry Cook position at Boardwalk IG Management LLC is based in Yountville, California, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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