Pastry Cook – ANIML

Location: Toronto, ON

Company: INK Entertainment Group

About INK Entertainment

Operating since 1982, INK Entertainment is a powerhouse in lifestyle, hospitality, and entertainment. We create culture-defining experiences across acclaimed dining destinations (Sofia, Amal, Akira Back, Daphne), luxury nightlife (REBEL, Cabana, DPRTMNT), major festivals (VELD). We work hard, innovate constantly, and offer unmatched career mobility for people who bring passion to the table.

Your Future Is With Us

Are you a talented pastry professional driven by artistic baking, meticulous scaling, and audacious luxury? This is an exciting opportunity to join the culinary brigade as a Pastry Cook at ANIML, INK Entertainment’s steakhouse destination. Where aesthetic meats meet audacious luxury, serving everything from delicate Patagonian fish and Canadian prairie cuts to Japanese A5 wagyu.

About ANIML

Located on King Street West, ANIML is a nouveau steakhouse concept designed for those who seek the extraordinary. Pairing cutting-edge culinary creations with a high-style, high-energy atmosphere, our venue delivers an audacious sensory experience across our main dining room, bar lounge, and private dining spaces for Toronto’s most discerning corporate, lifestyle, and international clientele.

The Role

As a Pastry Cook at ANIML, you will be responsible for crafting fine pastry goods, desserts, fillings, and doughs from scratch. Working directly under the guidance of our Pastry Chef and culinary leadership, you will accurately scale ingredients, manage station pars, maintain strict food safety standards, and ensure every dessert delivered to the dining room meets our exacting standards of quality and visual art.

What You’ll Do

- Craft Fine Pastries & Desserts:



Accurately measure, scale, mix, bake, and decorate artisan pastry goods, cakes, fillings (ganache, caramel, fruit compotes), and doughs according to ANIML's elevated recipes.
- Manage Station Pars & Flow: Check shift pars, pull required prep, monitor replenishment needs, and ensure seamless timing of dessert orders from the pastry station to the dining room.
- Uphold Sanitation & Food Safety: Maintain a pristine, sanitary workstation; strictly follow First-In, First-Out (FIFO) rotation, proper temperature controls, and food handling regulations.
- Collaborate & Maintain Standards: Complete daily opening, production, and closing assignments; communicate departures clearly with leadership; and treat all peers with professional etiquette.
- Control Quality & Minimize Waste: Inspect all raw and finished goods for quality adherence, promptly reporting any product concerns to maximize utilization and reduce waste.

What We’re Looking For

- Pastry Experience: 2 years of professional experience as a pastry cook or in a similar culinary role within a rapid-paced or high-end restaurant/bakery environment.
- Technical Proficiency: Extensive knowledge of pastry arts, scaling, recipe execution, oven management, and scratch baking techniques.
- Attention to Detail: Exceptional precision, organizational skills, and a positive, team-first "can-do" attitude.
- Physical Capabilities:



Ability to stand and prepare pastries for prolonged periods and lift/carry ingredients and equipment weighing at least 15 lbs.
- Must be available to work weekend shifts.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

- Global Career Pathways & Mobility: Cross-training opportunities across Amal and other INK Entertainment venues, with room to grow into leadership roles locally and globally.
- Flexible Scheduling: Full-time or part-time opportunities available across day, evening, night, and weekend shifts.
- Perks & Discounts: Dining discounts across all INK Entertainment venues, early event access.
- Culture & Mentorship: Direct guidance from leading chefs, structured skill development, and a supportive team environment.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Diversity, Equity & InclusionAt INK Entertainment, we believe great experiences are created by diverse teams and unique perspectives. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Accessibility

We are committed to providing persons with disabilities equal opportunities regarding all employment activities, including access to jobs and accommodations during employment as required, in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Pay: $17.60-$28.67 per hour

Work Location: In person

📌 Pastry Chef - Animl (Toronto)
🏢 Ink Entertainment
📍 Toronto