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Chef tournant (relief chef)

A rotating chef who covers any section as needed, keeping the kitchen running through days off, sickness and holidays. Tournants need broad skills across the whole brigade.

A real shift

Depends on the gap: sauce one day, larder the next, pastry on Sunday. Learn each section's specs fast and slot in.

Skills that matter

  • Versatility across sections
  • Fast adaptation
  • Broad technique
  • Communication
  • Reliability

Qualifications

  • Level 3 Professional Cookery
  • Level 3 Chef de Partie apprenticeship
  • Level 2 Food Safety

Where it leads

  1. Chef tournant
  2. Sous chef
  3. Agency chef
  4. Head chef

What we'd ask on the show

  • The chef who can do everything
  • Agency chefs and the staffing crisis
  • Learning a new kitchen in a single shift

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