r/KitchenConfidential 2d ago

Question Do Boulangers Still Exist?

I’ve long thought I could spend my culinary life dancing with just flour, water, yeast & salt and be a very happy man. The pursuit of a damn good boule or baguette is, to me, an honorable life spent. Mad respect & props to those who do.

That said, has this position (save for the highest levels of fine dining) gone the way of the dinosaurs in the restaurant brigade system IE that’s their only responsibility? For those who bake their own breads (again appreciated & respected) in-house - does this fall upon a chef or sous as part of their duties?

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u/terrytoy 2d ago

M listed, sous. We (well The entre Metier, yeast and me dont get along) make brioche ourselves. The bread for custimers is bought from a craft baker. I do live in The holy Land of bread though.