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Anna Plagens
Pastry chef
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i. Biography
Anna Plagens is the owner and Chef Pâtissière at Du Bonheur in Berlin, where pastry work is treated as structure, timing, and control rather than decoration.
The Path
Inhaberin und Chef Pâtissière at Du Bonheur in Berlin was the role in which Anna Plagens sat closest to the pastry identity of the house. There, the sweet course was shaped with precision and restraint, with attention to the details that give pastry its form: timing, texture, and a disciplined sense of taste. The work belonged to the restaurant’s language, not as an add-on, but as part of how the whole place expressed itself. Head Chef at Du Bonheur in Berlin widened that remit beyond the patisserie and into the running cadence of the kitchen. That shift demanded composure and a clear sense of how each section supports the next. The same exacting approach carried over: the balance required in pastry was applied to the broader kitchen, where control and coordination matter as much as invention. The continuity in this path is the point. At Du Bonheur in Berlin, Anna Plagens did not leave pastry behind when the scope widened; she extended the same standards into a larger frame. The result is a profile built on range without rupture, where discipline in one discipline strengthens command in another.
The Work Today
Owner and Chef Pâtissière at Du Bonheur in Berlin means holding both the operating responsibility of the house and the technical responsibility of its pastry. Anna Plagens keeps those functions aligned: the business side of the restaurant and the dessert side of the kitchen are not separated from one another, but managed as parts of the same place. That dual role gives the work its clarity. Owner signals stewardship; Chef Pâtissière signals continued attention to finish, precision, and the measured construction of dessert. At Du Bonheur in Berlin, Anna Plagens’s position is defined by that balance: authority in the house, control in the pastry, and no excess beyond what the craft requires.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
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What is Anna Plagens's current role?
As of 2026, Anna Plagens is Owner and Chef Pâtissière.
What recognition has Anna Plagens received?
Pastry Chef of the Year (2022).
