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Out and about Friday 25th May

With over 70 relief chefs out working all over Scotland and 17 booked out so far this week, the availability of chefs is getting tighter as you would expect for this time of year. If you are a chef who is known to us and would like to do relief work please email your updated CV to jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk or you can call 01683 222830.

Over all May have been a very busy month for the CIS team with lots of hits and moving office, we are now fully functioning and enjoying our new office space.

Tom is on annual leave and has been visiting Gigha with his Canadian friends (Happy birthday Tom) hope your enjoying all the sunshine.

A few chefs who we have out
Sebastian Held is on his 2nd relief job through CIS and is in St Andrews at the Ardgowan Hotel
Kieran McEachern was at The Clachaig Inn and is currently at Onich Hotel
Tom Williams is at Tontine Hotel in Peebles
Robin McCrindle is at La Piazza in Carluke
Alex Burns and Jonny Lewis are both at The Royal Dornoch Golf Club
Stuart Agnew is back up at the Ben Loyal Hotel
Martin Hamilton is at The Kirkwall Hotel in Orkney
Lillian Clarkson is at Nethy Bridge Hotel
Sarah Pozzi is a The Granary Restaurant in Portree
Shaun Murray is just finished at The Cuillinhills Hotel in Skye
Nancy Rafferty is at The Kings Manor Hotel
Glyn Musker is at The Cross Keys Hotel in Kelso

Thanks to you all for all of your hard work and continued support, we appreciate it

Out and about 17th May

We have 67 relief chefs out we are 17 out for the week so far with lots more to be confirmed

The availability of relief chefs is tight as you would expect for this time of year, if you have any availability please get in touch with you dates.

We are nearly fully functioning at our new office just getting fiber broadband installed today 😊

I am off tomorrow, but Michael will be working on relief in my absence.

Here are a few who are out at the moment

Neil Hawthorne is at Stonefield Castle in Tarbert

Pawel Halicki is at The Summer Isles Hotel in Achiltibuie

Sarah Jeffrey is working to the end of the season at The Old Mill Inn in Pitlochry along with Jason Paxton

Ionel Rizea has taken a permanent job at The Dunnikier House Hotel in Fife

Callum MacMichael has just finished at The County hotel in Stornoway

Dave McConnachie he is at The Station Inn in Corrour

Michael Staniland is at The Kames Hotel in Argyll

Patrick Johnstone is at The Dunavon Hotel in Aberdeenshire

David Bedo is at Skeabost Hotel in Skye

Douglas Gillies is at Western Isles in Tobermory

Steve Nye was at Nethy Bridge and will be going back after his time off

Keren Tweedie is at Grant Arms Hotel in Grantown on Spey

Michal Modzen is finshing at The Whitmuir Organic Place in the Borders

David Ironside is in St Andrews at The Scores Hotel

Alan Baird is at The Bothy Bistro in Burghead

Michael George and Roo Edwards are both at Glenburn Hotel in Rothesay

Jenny Quashie is at Cringletie House in Peebles

Thanks all for your hard work

Out and About Friday 20th April

We have 63 relief chefs out working with 15 booked so far this week.

28 adverts and 7 permanent for the week.

There have been a few more front of house positions being registered.

Jessica is still on annual leave and will be back to work on Wednesday.

Michael and Tom are doing lots of searches on Head, Sous, Chef de Partie and Commis Chef positions with lots of CV’s being sent out and plenty interviews being arranged which will lead to more permanent placements.

Tom has also been busy bottling up more brew and will do some more test batches next week.

Out at the moment

Trevor Williams is at Murray Arms Hotel in Gatehouse of Fleet

Mick Kitson is at Onich Hotel in Lochaber

David Bedo is at Skeabost Hotel in Skye

Jonny Lewis is also in Skye at Bakur Bar

Jason Paxton is at The Old mill Inn in Pitlochry

Gareth Connolly is at The Village Hotel in Aberdeen

David Young is at The Popinjay Hotel in Carluke

Richard Clark was at Glenesk Hotel and is starting at The Whitehorse Inn in Balmedie

Ionel Rizea is at Eddrachillies Hotel near Scourie

Keren Tweedie is at Boat House Bistro in Lochaber

Michael Njoroge is at Drovers Inn near Loch Lomomd

Ross Hunter is at Pierhouse Hotel in Appin

Michal Modzen is at Whitmuir the Organic Place near Penicuik

James Obrien is at Deyn’s Deli in Berwick

Lillian Clarkson is at Kyleakin Quarry in Skye

Stephen Kessell is at Go Glasgow Hotel

Murray Tweddle is at Isles of Glencoe Hotel

Thanks All for all your hard work and continued support.

We have 63 relief chefs out working with 15 booked so far this week.

28 adverts and 7 permanent for the week.

There have been a few more front of house positions being registered.

Jessica is still on annual leave and will be back to work on Wednesday.

Michael and Tom are doing lots of searches on Head, Sous, Chef de Partie and Commis Chef positions with lots of CV’s being sent out and plenty interviews being arranged which will lead to more permanent placements.

Tom has also been busy bottling up more brew and will do some more test batches next week.

Out at the moment

Trevor Williams is at Murray Arms Hotel in Gatehouse of Fleet

Mick Kitson is at Onich Hotel in Lochaber

David Bedo is at Skeabost Hotel in Skye

Jonny Lewis is also in Skye at Bakur Bar

Jason Paxton is at The Old mill Inn in Pitlochry

Gareth Connolly is at The Village Hotel in Aberdeen

David Young is at The Popinjay Hotel in Carluke

Richard Clark was at Glenesk Hotel and is starting at The Whitehorse Inn in Balmedie

Ionel Rizea is at Eddrachillies Hotel near Scourie

Keren Tweedie is at Boat House Bistro in Lochaber

Michael Njoroge is at Drovers Inn near Loch Lomomd

Ross Hunter is at Pierhouse Hotel in Appin

Michal Modzen is at Whitmuir the Organic Place near Penicuik

James Obrien is at Deyn’s Deli in Berwick

Lillian Clarkson is at Kyleakin Quarry in Skye

Stephen Kessell is at Go Glasgow Hotel

Murray Tweddle is at Isles of Glencoe Hotel

Thanks All for all your hard work and continued support.

Out and About Friday 6th April

Although relief seems a little quieter we have 55 chefs out working, this is 18 up on last year.

We have 14 jobs confirmed so far this week with more jobs to work on.

We have had jobs coming in for May and June, its never too early to get someone booked in.

We have had a few permanent placements this week and plenty adverts being placed.

Myself and Michael went to measure up Well Street yesterday afternoon and we are all excited for the move.

Tom is down stairs making a brew this morning.

A few chefs who have been and are out

Ionel Rizea at Dunnikeir House in Fife

Chris Daily at Alyth Hotel in Perthshire

Paul Sellers and Sarah Pozzi are at Greshornish House in Skye

Stephen MacNiven was at Nethy Bridge Hotel and is now at Go Glasgow before he starts his new job for the season at Springkell in Eaglesfield

David Ironside is back for a 2^nd stint at The Pentlandview Care home in Thurso

Sara-Jayne Moffat and Ryan Williamson are a The Granary Restaurant in Skye

Glyn Musker is at The Bothy Bistro in Burghead.

George McCallum is at Nethy Bridge Hotel

Sarah Jeffrey is at The Old Mill Inn in Pitlochry

Sebastien Held is at The Morar Hotel in Mallaig

Thanks all for all your hard work and excellent feed back 😊