Vacanta
Kitchen & Culinary

Asian Pastry Chef — Mochi / Japanese Desserts

Japanese restaurant or Asian dining outlet, luxury resort, Los Cabos

Los Cabos

MXN 14,000 – 20,000 / monthFull-time, permanent

Monthly salary + housing contribution

Responsibilities

  • Lead Japanese and Asian dessert program for resort's Asian dining outlets
  • Produce artisan mochi in seasonal flavors — Baja mango mochi, yuzu mochi, matcha mochi
  • Execute Japanese wagashi (traditional confections) for tasting menus
  • Develop fusion Asian desserts — matcha tiramisu with mascarpone, black sesame ice cream, yuzu panna cotta
  • Manage petit fours for omakase and tasting menu service

Requirements

  • 3–5 years pastry experience with Japanese or Asian dessert specialization
  • Mochi and wagashi production technique
  • Creativity in fusion dessert development with local Baja ingredients
  • Precision and artistic plating

Benefits

  • IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
  • Housing support, staff meals, uniform

Work environment

Resort Japanese restaurant pastry section. Ultra-luxury resort pastry standards require publication-quality execution — every dessert course is photographed by guests and evaluated against international benchmarks.

About the role

Japanese confection at the edge of the Pacific. Yuzu mochi made with Sea of Cortez sea salt and local citrus, served at a Los Cabos omakase counter — this is the intersection of Japanese craft and Baja California terroir.

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