Pastry Chef

About Kora.Blr

Kora.Blr is a specialty coffee café brand from The Bangalore Coffee Company, with cafés in Koramangala, Basavanagudi and Jayanagar, and HSR Layout opening soon. Kora comes from the Esperanto word kora, meaning “heartfelt”: good coffee, honest food and a team our guests mention by name.

About the role

As Pastry Chef you lead our bakes and desserts, from breakfast pastries to cakes and plated desserts. You set the recipes, train the pastry team and keep every bake to the Kora standard.

What you'll do

• Bake breakfast pastries, breads, cakes, cookies and desserts to Kora's standard recipes
• Make laminated doughs such as croissants and Danish pastries, plus creams, custards, ganaches and glazes
• Plan daily baking based on sales, events and special orders
• Develop new desserts and seasonal specials, and cost each recipe
• Write and maintain recipe cards, and train the pastry team to follow them
• Supervise and train bakery and pastry commis
• Order and store baking ingredients, track stock and control wastage
• Follow HACCP and FSSAI food safety standards, including allergen labelling, temperature logs and FIFO
• Keep ovens, mixers, sheeters and the pastry area clean and in good working order

What you bring

• 4–6 years in pastry or bakery, including at least 1 year leading a pastry section
• Strong skills in viennoiserie, cakes, breads and plated desserts
• Good knowledge of baking science, food costing and food safety
• Able to train and lead a small team
• Comfortable with early starts and weekend shifts

Nice to have

• A diploma or degree in bakery and pastry arts or hotel management
• Experience with eggless and vegan baking

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