Tuesday 10th February 2015
Relief work is starting to tick, tick away like a little clock as we move towards lighter nights and the middle of March.
Adverts are pounding away, coming in daily, come in at the rate of six, seven, eight or nine per day. Busy.
There seems to be plenty of us working in the offices, almost working shifts at the moment. Johanna is getting the most adverts as befits a five year chef recruiter. The new ladies Kim and Beverley are helping also.
Kim used to work at the Smugglers in Auchencairn and has owned and run her own restaurant as a chef in Palnackie for the last four five years, so has relevant experience to the job.
Perm recruitment.
We are getting a smattering of permanent positions filled, never enough and never easily enough. Two last week and one last Saturday with plenty of other options for permanent jobs on our growing list of jobs which we are attempting to fill.
The structure of the office here over the coming weeks will be Johanna Watson and myself with Kim Ellis coming in to work here four days per week and Beverley Stewart helping out part time in between looking after two young children. Beverley has a background in graphic design and we are working in a sleek new Chefs In Scotland brochure which we hope to have out shortly.
Ten past four and bright light, I managed up at twenty past five last night for 3 holes of golf.
Out and About
Glyn Musker has undertaken a few relief jobs via Chefs In Scotland over the years, more so since last September when he finished a couple of years at Greshornish on Skye. Glyn got on well at Burts in Melrose and also at The Drovers Inn on Loch Lomond and Dalmunzie hotel over New Year and has seen his grading on relief go up the scales to 2.
Stuart MacColl headed up to Brae Hotel early January and as per usual we have not heard a noise out of one of Scotland’s top relief chefs over many years. Many thanks Stuart.
Paddy Farren is completing a three week stint as relief head chef up at Ramnee in Forres up by Inverness and will be getting on well as usual.
Steve Nye who we have not met completed several jobs via us at back end of last year at Kenmore, Kintail Lodge Hotel as well as a few days at City Holdings head office in Glasgow. All completed so thanks Steve and all the best with the new job.
Ed Stankaitas who kindly left us some pecan nuts amongst other goodies when he visited us whilst working in Moffat continues with his 100% track record.
A good set of guys and girls, not forgetting Lillian Clarkson who is back at Kames Hotel for a 2nd stint or is it 3rd in the last couple of years.
Ok time to search and update the database before close of play
Many thanks for continued support and patience
Michael in Moffat
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