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Pastry Cook — Buddy & Son Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY
Employment Type: Full-Time
Restaurant: Buddy & Son at PUBLIC Hotel
Position: Pastry Cook
About Buddy & Son Buddy & Son is a seasonal brasserie located inside PUBLIC Hotel on the Lower East Side. The restaurant features approximately 95 seats in the dining room, 35 at the bar, and a 60+ seat garden.
Our cooking is ingredient-driven and unfussy—sophisticated in sensibility, simple in execution, and built around great sourcing, seasonality, and classic technique. The menu takes inspiration from the great New York and European brasseries while remaining distinctly our own.
Our pastry program follows the same philosophy: recognizable, craveable desserts executed with precision and restraint. We are building a kitchen culture based on professionalism, consistency, organization, and respect.
The Role We are seeking an experienced Pastry Cook to join our opening culinary team. This position will support the daily production and execution of the restaurants dessert, pastry, and baking program.
The ideal candidate has strong pastry fundamentals, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work independently while maintaining consistency across daily production.
Responsibilities include:
Execute daily pastry and dessert production according to recipes and chef direction
Prepare cakes, tarts, custards, creams, ice creams, sorbets, sauces, garnishes, and other dessert components
Assist with bread, dough, and baking production as needed
Scale and measure recipes accurately and maintain consistent yields
Prepare and organize mise en place for service
Plate and finish desserts according to restaurant standards
Maintain consistency in flavor, texture, portioning, and presentation
Properly receive, store, label, date, and rotate ingredients
Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary pastry station
Monitor inventory and communicate product needs to the culinary team
Minimize waste and properly utilize ingredients
Follow all NYC DOH food-safety and sanitation requirements
Support the broader culinary team when necessary
What Were Looking For 1–2+ years of professional pastry or baking experience preferred
Strong pastry fundamentals and attention to detail
Experience with restaurant dessert production and service
Comfortable working with doughs, custards, creams, chocolate, frozen desserts, and baked goods
Ability to follow recipes precisely and consistently
Strong organizational and time-management skills
Clean and efficient working habits
Reliable, punctual, and professional
Ability to work independently and manage a daily production list
Comfortable receiving direction and feedback
Genuine interest in pastry, baking, seasonality, and continued development
Experience in French pastry, restaurant pastry, brasserie, or similarly technique-driven kitchens is a plus.
What We Offer Competitive hourly pay
Full-time schedule
Opportunity for growth within the culinary team
Employee dining benefits
A professional kitchen focused on developing and retaining strong cooks
The opportunity to join an opening team and help establish the pastry program and culture of Buddy & Son
Expected Opening: October 2026
We are looking for a Pastry Cook who combines precision with a practical restaurant mindset—someone who cares deeply about their craft, works cleanly and efficiently, and understands that a great dessert should be as memorable as the rest of the meal.

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