Nether Cottage has 3 short term lets throughout the month of October. After this, we have a 5 month tenancy over the Winter.
The Cottage is fully booked for the next 6 months and will become available from early April 2015. We are happy to continue to take bookings from then.
The Cottage is a lovely 2 bedroom, oil central heating wood burner cottage. There is also a nice back garden.
Anyone who is seriously interested in renting the cottage, drop an email to michael@chefsinscotland.co.uk
There are still 40 + chefs working all over Scotland
Alan MacPherson has been extended at Knockomie House Hotel until the end of this month.
Steve Moffat is currently working up in Fraserburgh at the Tufted Duck Hotel and has been asked to return in October for another week.
Patrick O’Donnell is still over in Fort William at The Ben Nevis Hotel and has been there since the beginning of July.
Mick Kitson is back on the circuit and has just started at Kildrummy Castle in Alford, Aberdeenshire.
Philippe Alamichel is working away over in Pitlochry at Port Na Craig Hotel.
John Ferguson started with Chefs In Scotland this season his 1st job was over on Shetland for 3 months at the Shetland Hotel and his 2nd job he is just finishing at The Kenmore Hotel.
Douglas ‘Denzil’ Gillies is working over at The Clan MacDuff Hotel as chef de partie for 4 weeks.
Kenny Bruce is still working at the Kenmore Hotel he has been there since the end of May and will be finishing up at the end of October.
Paul Chlebeck is back over on Shetland but this time at The Brae Hotel.
Diana McGeehan is still down in Montrose at the Park Hotel with John Brawley who has just started as Sous Chef.
Thanks again ladies and gents for your continued support and hard work
As I come to the end of my 6th week here at Chefs In Scotland, I feel that I have a very important role to play within the Company. I feel I have settled in well, but still making the odd mistake. However, there is a lot more to being a Chef Recruiter than you may think.
As a Chef Recruiter, I do many things. There are mostly 3 of us in the Office when Michael is not enjoying the luxury of the golf course or the sun in Spain. Regardless of how many are in the Office my job remains the same. I look through incoming CVs to see if they are relevant for the job that has been applied for. I phone the Chefs and Interview them over the phone. I chase up references to coincide with CVs before sending out the CVs to potential Employers. From this, I then arrange Interviews for anybody that is interested in meeting with a Chef with a view of employment. The ultimate aim is to then get a Chef placed into a new job. This week I have managed to get a good few CVs out having broken my current record of CVs out in a week with a day to go. I am also becoming more familiar with placing a Chef permanently. Unfortunately, some of these do not work out but hey ho, I just pick myself back up and move on with the next task in hand.
I also look through and update our Chef database. I search specific jobs and see who can possibly meet the criteria of the job and suggest to those relevant Chefs.
I speak with Hotel Owners and Head Chefs over the telephone if they are placing an advert with us or through e-mail if they are replying to a CV that I have sent out. I have spoken to some more than others. I feel that I have built up some good rapport with some of them. After speaking with somebody regarding an advert, I then make the advert up and then place the advert onto our website. If it is for a position for CIS to look, I then place the advert on to the main trade website.
I have started doing a bit of Credit Control (chasing up people who owe the Company money from longer than 2 months ago). Some people are not willing to part with their money but we are a Business.
My aim is to be the best Chef Recruiter that I can be, just like a Striker playing for a new team in Football. They want to impress and make an instant impact. When I get a CV out or get an advert in or get a Chef placed, we refer to this as scoring a goal. Like any good Striker, I want to score as many goals as I can for my team. Some of these are blatantly obvious and are tap-ins, others are 35 yard screamers. As a Queen of the South fan, I can assure that a goal is a goal no matter how it is scored. Sometimes, on the Football field, there are frustrating times and working in the Office can be similar with a lack of goals being scored. Trust me, as a QOS fan, I have endured my fair amount of frustrating times but I have also experienced some great points, such as reaching the Scottish Cup Final and playing in Europe. I have had some of these kind of days in the Office, scoring a great number of goals throughout one day or within a week. I prefer the days when goals are free flowing.
UeMq �By Johanna Watson
Scott Mckenzie has had a good run of jobs starting off with Eden Court in Inverness, Royal Hotel in Keith, Whitehorse Inn, Green Hotel and Loch Melfort twice.
Kai Stutzkeitz having been over in Stornoway he went to The Moorings Hotel in Fort William went back home to Germany to visit family and is settling in well at The Dowans Hotel along with Paul Hackland.
Will Furlong is still working up in Peterhead at the Waterside Inn he is now on his 9th week.
Stephen Findlay enjoyed his time at West Brewery on Glasgow Green over the Common Wealth Games.
Steven Chandler is also into his 9th week but down in the Borders at Dryburgh Abbey Hotel.
Stuart Gibson is still getting on well at Loch Fyne Oysters over in Cairndow.
Frank McDonald is working up at The Grant Arms in Monymusk.
Russell Munro still over on Bute at The Victoria Hotel.
Alan Bair another long stint that’s nearly coming to an end at The Golf Hotel in Silloth.
Thanks again Guys and Gals for your continued hard work and support
By Johanna Watson
Garry Wilson has had an excellent season starting with Kenmore Hotel, Eden Court in Inverness, Moorings Fort William, Royal Keith Hotel and is finishing up the season at Airds in Port Appin.
Nick Nozeman another talented chef who joined the circuit this year he started out at Loch Fyne Oysters, Burnside Hotel in Rutherglen, The Lovat and is heading to Airds to work until the end of October.
Ed Stankaitis still working away at The Tavern in Fort William and getting on very well.
Alan Kaye has had a good run of jobs this year East Hugh House Hotel, Loch Fyne Oysters, Boat Inn in Aboyne, Green Hotel and Mackays Hotel in Strathpeffer.
Michael Njoroge after working at The Apex Hotel in Dundee again for the Commonwealth Games he has been working up at The Bucksburn Care Home for 1 month and is happy working away as head chef.
Martain Irvine is off back to The Falls of Lora for a 2nd time after spending 3 weeks at Arisaig Hotel where he got an excellent reference.
Mikko Koskinen is still at Tor Na Coille Hotel in Banchory and getting very good feedback from Head Chef Colin Lyall.
Ally Bell after a long stint at Murrays Hall is well into a good stint at The Western Isles Hotel with Head Chef Tom Devlin.
Ian Barron has been fantastic.
Thanks also to Rosie, Lillian and Maria and Angela and Erika and Julie.
The Magic 15 will be announced in October
Well done guys and thanks for your continued support.
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