Editing Pastry chef (section)

{{Short description|Chef skilled in the preparation of pastries}}
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{{Infobox occupation
| name               = Pastry chef
| image              = File:Konditor bei der Arbeit BMK.jpg
| alt                = A pastry chef at work
| caption            = A pastry chef at work
| official_names     = 
| type               = [[Profession]]
| activity_sector    = [[Pastry]]
| competencies       = Pastry, dessert expert
| formation          = 
| employment_field   = 
| related_occupation = [[Baker]]
}}

A '''pastry chef''' or '''pâtissier''' ({{IPA|fr|pɑ.ti.sje|pron}}; feminine '''pâtissière''', {{IPA|fr|pɑ.ti.sjɛʁ|pron}}) is a station [[chef]] in a professional [[kitchen]], skilled in the making of [[pastry|pastries]], [[dessert]]s, [[bread]]s and other [[Baking|baked]] goods. They are employed in large [[hotel]]s, [[bistro]]s, [[restaurant]]s, [[bakery|bakeries]], by [[caterer]]s, and some [[cafés]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/business/economy/pastry-workers-restaurant-job-training.html|title=Creating a Pastry Chef From Scratch|last=Scheiber|first=Noam|date=2016-10-13|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-11-08}}</ref>