Vacanta
Kitchen & Culinary

Asian Pastry / Mochi and Dessert Specialist

Japanese restaurant or Asian fusion hotel restaurant, PV

Puerto Vallarta

MXN 10,000 – 14,000 / monthFull-time, permanent

Monthly salary

Responsibilities

  • Produce Japanese and Asian dessert program for restaurant
  • Execute mochi (sticky rice cake) in various flavors including tropical fruit variations
  • Produce matcha-based desserts — matcha panna cotta, matcha tiramisu, matcha ice cream
  • Develop fusion Asian desserts incorporating PV's tropical fruits — mango mochi, passionfruit dorayaki
  • Manage dessert menu for Japanese or Asian restaurant service

Requirements

  • 2–4 years pastry experience with Asian dessert interest
  • Knowledge of glutinous rice cake/mochi production technique
  • Creative approach to tropical fruit integration with Japanese dessert formats

Benefits

  • IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
  • Staff meals, uniform

Work environment

Japanese or Asian restaurant pastry section. Asian desserts are a growing market in PV's dining scene — Japanese-inspired desserts with tropical fruit appeal strongly to the North American tourist demographic.

About the role

Sweet traditions bridging continents. A perfect mango mochi using Nayarit-grown Ataulfo mangoes — Japanese confection craft meeting Mexico's greatest fruit. This is what living in the intersection produces.

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