Is there any restaurant, anywhere so exalted it actually has individual chefs on board for all these positions?
Sauté chef/ saucier
Responsible for all sautéed items and their sauce. This is usually the highest stratified position of all the stations.
Fish chef/poissonnier
Prepares fish dishes and often does all fish butchering as well as appropriate sauces. This station may be combined with the saucier position.
Roast chef/rôtisseur
Prepares roasted and braised meats and their appropriate sauce.
Grill chef / grillardin
Prepares all grilled foods; this position may be combined with the rotisseur.
Fry chef/friturier
Prepares all fried items; this position may be combined with the rotisseur position.
Vegetable chef/entremetier
Prepares hot appetizers and often prepares the soups, vegetables, pastas and starches. In a full brigade system a potager would prepare soups and a legumier would prepare vegetables.
Roundsman/tournant
Also referred to as a swing cook, fills in as needed on stations in the kitchen.
Pantry chef /garde manger
Responsible for preparing cold foods, including salads, cold appetizers, pâtés and other charcuterie items.
Butcher/ boucher
Butchers meats, poultry and sometimes fish. May also be responsible for breading meats and fish.
Pastry chef/ pâtissier
Is qualified in making baked goods such as pastries, cakes, biscuits, macarons, chocolates, breads and desserts. Pastry Chefs can specialize in cakes in patisseries or bakeries by making wedding, cupcakes, birthday and special occasion cakes. In larger establishments, the pastry chef often supervises a separate team in their own kitchen or separate shop.