Boulanger

How it is used

Use for the bread-making role; it is narrower than the full pastry-chef role.

Example sentences

1. The boulanger prepared the bread for breakfast service.

   The title focuses on bread production within the kitchen.

2. The hotel recruited a boulanger for its new bakery.

   The specialist title identifies the skill required by the position.

Common collocations

• hotel boulanger
• boulanger position

Related terms

• pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.
• brigade systemThe traditional way of organising a professional kitchen into a clear chain of command and sections, developed by the French chef Auguste Escoffier in the late 19th century.

More terms: Kitchen Brigade & Roles

• chef
• sous chef
• head chef
• line cook
• commis chef
• chef de partie
• kitchen porter
• tournant
• poissonnier
• butcher