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Out and About Friday 9th August 2019

The availability of relief chefs is very tight as you would expect for the time of year we are unable to take on immediate relief jobs, we are happy to take on from around 26th August onwards and suggest a 40% chance of getting a chef to you from then

We have 20 relief chefs confirmed so far this week and 81 out working in total which is up on last year by 6.

We are still getting lots of permanent jobs registered if you are looking for a change then please email your CV’s, reference details and hygiene certificates to recruitment@chefsinscotland.co.uk

Here are some of the chefs we have out working

Ollie Rankin is at The Bridge Hotel in Buttermere

Andrew Engledow is at Friars Carse Country House Hotel

Patrick Johnstone is at Royal Dornoch Golf Club

Andy Duncan is finishing the season at Eddrachillies Hotel

David Maxwell is at Banff Springs Hotel

Sarah Galloway is at the Links Hotel

Gordon McCormick is at The Cairngorm Hotel

Dale Paton is at Moffat House Hotel

Robert Becsi, Chris Daily and Jason Keenan are at Cally Palace

David Parry is at The Scores Hotel

Matthew Moorhead is at Loch Melfort Hotel

Thanks to ALL of our relief chefs we appreciate your hard work and support 😊

Out and about Friday 2nd August

We currently have 89 chefs out working this is up on last year by 17 chefs.

We have 18 chefs out this week, it has been a slight struggle, but this is expected for the time of year.

If you have any availability please get in touch with your dates.

If you are registering please email your CV, references and hygiene certificate to jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk

Some chefs we have out at the moment

Bobby Ainsworth is at the links hotel along with Sarah Galloway

Lillian Clarkson is at the Collingwood Arms

Taylor Mcfarlane is at Ardvasar Hotel

Chloe Hay is at Mackays Hotel in Wick

James McPherson is at Caroy House in Skye

Viginijus Tiskus is at John Pauls @ Ducks

Marcin Rozwadowski and Shuggie Drysdale are both at Stonefield Castle

Kai Stutzkeitz is at Machrie Hotel on Islay

Jim Miller is back at The Waterfront Restaurant

Stephen Mackenzie and Gordon McCormick are at The Caringorm Hotel

Thanks to all of our relief chefs 😊

Out and About Friday 26th July

The availability of relief chefs is very tight, we have 19 chefs confirmed this week so far with a few more in the pipeline.

There are 84 relief chefs currently working this is 13 more chefs than last year.

Jessica and Jade are getting lots of CV’s sent out this week and lots of interviews confirmed.

We have 152 jobs on our website so there are plenty to choose from.

Here are some if the chefs we have out working at the moment

Gian Devey is back helping at The Boat Inn in Aboyne

Vytis Baltrunas and Stuart Urquhart are both at The Classroom in Nairn

Alex and Marthina Floyd are both still at The Lovat Loch Ness

Norbert Waniek is at the Castle Hotel in Huntly

Stephen Flindall is at Tigh an Eilean

Graham Smith is at Balmacara Hotel

Chris Robertson is just finishing at Thainstone Events

Stephen Hitchings is at the Glencoe Inn

Neil Ives is at The Anchorage in Leverburgh

Sara-Jayne Moffat is at the Oyster Inn

Gordon Wright is at the Tontine Hotel in Peebles

Michael George is at The Buccleuch and Queensberry Hotel

Steve Cameron is at The Mustard Seed Restaurant

Ben Mailer is at The Cawdor Tavern

Douglas Gillies is at Baxter’s Highland Village in Fochabers

Tony Vinter is at Hotel Hebrides in Harris

Thanks everyone for your hard work and continued support 😊

Bullying in the kitchen

This week the news broke that there had been a serious incident that took place at Calcot Manor, a high-end hotel in the Cotswolds. A young chef aged 22 had boiling hot butter poured down his trousers resulting in a chef being sacked. Nathan Williams had severe burns and revealed that this was one of many bullying incidents including eating raw meat, being punched and other burns.

It was horrifying to read the way this chef has been treated and very brave of him to bring it to light. Bullying is terrible and no one should have to suffer this daily in their place of work. It is well known throughout the industry that it can be common to play pranks and games on novices but where do you draw the line?

I think gone are the days where it is acceptable for senior chefs to shout, swear and throw pots and pans around the kitchen, no one learns that way, no one learns through fear. I do hope that the young chef involved does go on in the industry and this doesn’t put him off from his chef career. Equally I hope that young chefs reading this story don’t also get put off from this already hard industry which is lacking in young talent. It is quite important I think to distinguish the difference between a joke and bullying and make sure these two things don’t amalgamate. Its also important to make sure that this doesn’t become the norm.

Have you ever felt that you have been on the receiving end of bullying and if you have been how did you deal with it?

https://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Article/2019/07/15/Calcot-Manor-chef-fired-over-bullying-accusations

Out and about Friday 19th July

The availability of relief chefs is very tight, we currently have 87 chefs out working with 22 jobs confirmed for the week so far.

If you have any availability please get in touch.

We have lots of permanent and seasonal jobs to choose from also please visit www.chefsinscotland.co.uk

If you want jobs sent directly to you please sign up to https://www.chefsinscotland.co.uk/content/account/

Here are a few chefs we have out working at the moment

Rosie Robertson is at the Kincraig Castle in Invergordon

Jason Keenan is at Cally Palace in Gatehouse of Fleet

Virginijus Tiskus is at Burts Hotel in Melrose

John Cameron is at Kitchen Brasserie in Inverness

Mike Russell is at The Scores Hotel in St Andrews

Geoffrey Mshila is at The Golf View Hotel in Nairn

Chris Lewis has just finished at Ardanasieg Hotel

Chris Wright is at The Glengarry Castle Hotel

Kevin Pettigrew is at The Black Bull Hotel in Moffat

Stuart Maccoll is at Habitat Café in Aberfeldy

John Taylor is at Killiecrankie Hotel

Colin Thomson is at The Dryfesdale Hotel in Lockerbie

Chris Rush is at The Cabarfeidh Hotel in Stornoway

Lillian Clarkson is at The Links Hotel in Montrose

Andrew Engledow is at The Steam Packet Inn

Thanks to all our relief chefs for your hard work and support 😊

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