Executive Pastry Chef
The Dabney
122 Blagden Alley, Washington, DC 20001, United States
The Dabney hiring Executive Pastry Chef in Washington, DC

The Dabney hiring Executive Pastry Chef in Washington, DC

The DabneyMore Info

Full Time • Salary ($75k - $85k)
Expires: Feb 27, 2025

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Required Years of Experience

3 years


Job Details

Michelin Star and James Beard Award winning Chef Jeremiah Langhorne of The Dabney Restaurant in Washington, DC is looking for an executive pastry chef to join The Dabney. 

The Dabney is a restaurant from Chef Jeremiah Langhorne's Washington City Hospitality Group, featuring Mid-Atlantic cuisine cooked in a wood burning hearth. The Dabney opened in 2015 and has been recognized by the James Beard Foundation (Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic, 2018), the Michelin Guide (One Star 2017-present), Washingtonian Magazine's No. 1 Restaurant (2023), along with accolades from Food & Wine and Bon Appetit. 

As the Executive Pastry Chef at The Dabney, you will be responsible for designing and executing a distinctive dessert menu that complements our seasonal offerings.

Full-time position available immediately

Job Description

  • Develop and innovate a seasonal dessert menu that highlights local ingredients and showcases the flavors of the Mid-Atlantic.
  • Oversee all aspects of pastry production, ensuring creativity, consistency, and attention to detail.
  • Management of all ordering and acceptance of daily deliveries and ability to keep things within set cost margins with suppliers
  • Handles daily scheduling and hours and management of payroll
  • Management of interviewing, hiring, training and reviewing of pastry and baking staff
  • Work with FOH to establish and meet pars
  • Management and organization of kitchen, including organization and cleanliness of dried storage, walk-ins, and dairy fridge
  • Daily quality checks of products
  • Attend certain outside events and programs with possible travel

Qualification Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Pastry Chef in a Michelin-starred or high-end restaurant, preferably with a focus on seasonal and local ingredients.
  • Strong creative vision and a passion for dessert artistry.
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills.
  • A genuine passion and knowledge for food and pastries
  • A thorough knowledge and appreciation of seasonal cuisine is a must
  • Experience with service and expediting
  • Dependable and hard-working
  • A strong sense of urgency and strong communication skill
  • Able to take constructive criticism, learn quickly, and constantly improve
  • Must be meticulously clean and aware of all food safety standards (DC Food Managers License a plus)
  • Must be available to work on different shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits

  • Employer Sponsored Health Insurance package
  • Paid Time off
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Restaurant Group Dining Discount
  • Opportunities for advancement

Compensation Details

Compensation: Salary ($75,000.00 - $85,000.00)

Benefits & Perks: Health Insurance, Paid Time Off, Dining Discounts


Required Skills

Experience in Pastry With a Focus on French and Seasonal Cuisine

Proven Experience as a Pastry Chef in a Michelin Starred or High End Restaurant

Designing and Executing a Distinctive Dessert Menu

Strong Creative Vision and a Passion for Dessert Artistry

Management of a Pastry Team

Excellent leadership and communication skills

Managing Pastry Production With Creativity, Consistency, and Attention to Detail

Genuine Passion and Knowledge for Food and Pastries

Ordering and Cost Control

Thorough Knowledge and Appreciation of Seasonal Cuisine

Ordering and Accepting Daily Deliveries Within Set Cost Margins

Scheduling and Payroll

Scheduling, Payroll Management, and Staff Training

Strong Sense of Urgency and Strong Communication Skills

Hiring and training

Ability to Take Constructive Criticism, Learn Quickly, and Constantly Improve

Establishing and Meeting Pars With Front of House Staff

Meticulously Clean and Aware of All Food Safety Standards

Menu Development

Available to Work on Different Shifts, Weekends, and Holidays

Maintaining Kitchen Organization and Cleanliness

Kitchen Organization

Quality Checks of Products

Quality Control

Attending Outside Events With Possible Travel

Service and Expediting

Experience in Michelin Starred or High End Restaurant

Dough Sheeter and Depositor Operation

Creative Vision and Passion for Dessert Artistry

Food Safety Standards

Leadership and communication skills

Communication Skills

Knowledge and Appreciation of Seasonal Cuisine

Ability to Work Different Shifts, Weekends, and Holidays

Experience With Service and Expediting

Dependable and Hard Working

Ability to Take Constructive Criticism and Constantly Improve

Knowledge of Food Safety Standards

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Fine Dining

Part of Restaurants by Chef Jeremiah Langhorne and Alex Zink

At The Dabney, we source our food from the Mid-Atlantic’s finest farms and purveyors. The centerpiece of our open kitchen is a wood-burning hearth that allows us to showcase the region’s versatility while staying true to its classic cooking methods. In our dining room, guests will find bare tables and exposed historic brick walls, service that’s refined but relaxed, and a dining experience that’s unpretentious, delicious, and fun.

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