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Out and About Friday 21st August

We currently have 38 relief chefs out working in Scotland, with 16 jobs confirmed for the week so far.

We are still happy to register new relief chefs all you need to do is email jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk with your up to date CV, reference details and hygiene certificate.

Here are some of the chefs we have out at the moment

Martin Nel is back on the circuit and has headed to The Kames Hotel in Tighnabruiach

Corno Cloete is in Gretna at The Gables Hotel

Chris Hetherington is at The Stonefield Castle along with Barry Owen

Lukasz Kranz is at Thainstone House Hotel in Inverurie

Martin Ewart is at The Hebridean Inn in Skye

Ezekiel Ochieng is at Crofters in Arran

Colin Nicolson is at The Drovers Inn

Peter Norrie is at The Glen Mhor Hotel in Inverness working with Paul Hackland

New to CIS Colin Galway from The Wirral, he has travelled up to Skye and is working at The Cuillinhills Hotel

Paddy Farren is at Tigh an Eilean Hotel in Shieldaig

Michael George is at The Glen Nevis Hotel

Alan Macpherson is at The Falls of Dochart in Killin

Thanks to all our relief chefs for all your hard work and continued support we really do appreciate it 😊

Out and about Friday 14th August

We currently have 31 chefs out working mostly in rural Scotland.

We are still happy to register new relief chefs please just email your CV reference details and hygiene certificates to jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk

Here are some of the chef we have out working at the moment

Ryan Williamson is at The Drovers Inn near Loch Lomond

Ally Mcgeachy and Dougie Gillies are both at The Kames Hotel in Tighnabruich

Ian Godfrey is at Mhor 84 in Balquidder

Norbert Waniek and Craig Eggers are at the Glenburn Hotel in Rothesay

Vytis Baltrunas is at Darroch Learg Hotel in Ballater

Lee Tomlinson is working part time at the Collingwood Arms Hotel

Dino Magnotta is away to the Isle of Lewis to work at the Borve Hotel

Trevor Williams is at The Banff Springs, in Banff with Dave Mcconnachie

Paul Hackland was last with CIS 6 years ago when he went to the Dowans Hotel in Aberlour and stayed, he is currently at the Glen Mhor Hotel in Inverness

Ionel Rizea is at The Skeasbost Hotel in Skye

Derrick Bartley is at the Cairngorm Hotel in Aviemore

Thanks to all of our relief chefs for your continued hard work and support :)

Out and About Friday 31st July.

It’s great to be back in the office :)

There has been a steady flow of jobs coming in on a relief, permanent and seasonal basis.

The availability of relief chefs is ok / good. If you are available for work please PM me or email jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk with your dates.

If you are looking to register for relief please send across a copy of your updated CV and reference details.

We currently have 12 relief chefs out working with more starting next week.

Glyn Musker is at The Inn at Lathones in Fife

Alan Macpherson is at Cuillinhills Hotel in Skye

Stuart Maccoll worked last weekend at The Old Manse of Blair where Alan Brown is currently.

Michael Njoroge was at The Knockomie Inn for 1 week

Damien Bolton is at Stonefield Castle where he was asked to stay longer

Alan Rennie was at Tigh and Eilean near Sheildaig

Colin Thomson is also in Skye at Hotel Eilean Iarmain

Martin Kelly is at The Kinloch Lodge Hotel in Skye

Jo Fenner in Cullen at the Seafield Arms

Jason Keenan just started at The Black Bull in Gartmore

Barry Owen is at The Old Colfin Creamery in Port Patrick

Thanks to all our chefs for your continued support over what has been a very trying 4 months.

Keep up the excellent work :)

Out and almost about

17^th July 2020

Out and Almost about

A live out commis chef job in the Scottish Borders is getting no applicants. Wow!

What does that indicate?

As we come out of lockdown and some, very much some, hotels and restaurants open up; the industry problems of an aging demographic of chefs quite possibly remains the same as it was pre lockdown.

Lockdown: have a job in the public sector and get furloughed and get your job back, for now as lockdown eases.

Lockdown: have a job in Scottish Hospitality and maybe get furloughed, but just as maybe get no furlough and made redundant. Not a criticism of private industry which has to play with the cards dealt.

The demographics may be worse as many may have managed to find work in other industries such as care or online retail.

Jobs, there are some and after 12 weeks of inactivity CIS made our first relief placement since lockdown on Thursday the 9^th of July.

There were two more relief placements made yesterday.

There are permanent jobs out there as well to apply for and I expect that there will be some more in the

next few weeks .

I took my car over to the garage in Beattock this morning after posting an early morning song and walking back there was a steady flow of campervans leaving Moffat. When popping out for a couple of pints on Wednesday night there were quite a few tourists about, mainly middle aged and early retirement ages and possibly with quite a bit of disposable income.

One of the phone calls yesterday came from down in Tigh Na Bruich and the report was busy in rural Scotland as the tourist season started up again.

Not a big fan of the sound of the word staycation, but what I am seeing and hearing is that many people from England are holidaying in Scotland.

How long will the season last and how much demand will there be for chefs?

Not sure, but there are chef jobs out there for now and why not apply for the job on north Skye for 3 months at 13 pounds an hour live in

Next week we will be open longer hours, not quite back to 9 to 5pm and will see how work pans out up until the end of July.