It’s Festive Friday in 12 Days of Feastmas and no, I don’t have the inside scoop on a new bar called ‘Double Whammy’ – there are TWO prizes to giveaway!! Exciting hey! The prizes on offer are the amazing Greensand Ridge Gin (a lot of people are saying it’s amazing, not just me) and a voucher for £30 to spend at our local, popular Thai restaurant Gaab Kao! There will be two winners and one question – which eaterie was the subject of Eat Around Tonbridge’s most recent blog (before the competition started, before the competition rules)? Here are the Rules again, just in case… Remember two winners!
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*** 12 Days of Feastmas *** Day 6 – Tonbridge Old Fire Station
Halfway through the competition already! The Fire Station is becoming a bit like Finch House – seemingly everyone in Tonbridge has been there. And deservedly so: Richard and Sam continue to bring quality chefs to Tonbridge, art exhibitions, tasting nights and the like, and have now installed a coffee shop with 65mm Coffee /meeting place/working hub in their lovely old building during the day. They have been very generous throughout the year with their time and competition prizes for Eat Around Tonbridge; they gave me my first interview, they have invited me for meals, they were enthusiastic about the Eat Around Tonbridge Jobs’ Board; they were the first people I consulted about ’12 Days of Feastmas’ and from the outset they have supported it. So it’ll come as no great shock to you that they have offered a prize, and that is a gift box of cider and beer for Day 6 of the competition! To win this prize which will certainly start your Christmas drinks collection off nicely, just let me know your favourite Christmas drink! Easy – there isn’t a correct answer! Please enter via my Facebook page, Twitter, @eat_tonbridge or in the comment box below. Thank you Richard and Sam, and good luck EAT followers!
*** 12 Days of Feastmas *** Day 5 – Saltwaters Fish & Chips
Personally, I find Boxing Day a bit odd: is it just another Christmas Day without the presents? Don’t get me wrong, I love a bank holiday but often, I’m not sure what to do on Boxing Day. One year I did get my act together and I went with my family and parents to Camber Sands. We made some great memories, all wrapped up, trying to dodge the sea as the tide came in – lots of fun – followed by fish and chips. It was great! But we Tonbridge residents no longer need to go to the beach for good fish and chips as we have Saltwaters., the family run takeaway and restaurant which specialises in fish and chips but actually has lots more to offer. Saltwaters has kindly provided a two course meal for two + a bottle of wine as a prize for Day 5! So the question for this competition is a Christmassy one, well really a Boxing Day one – Boxing Day suggestions of things to do! Come on, give me some ideas! Please enter via my Facebook page, Twitter, @eat_tonbridge or in the comment box below. Thank you Saltwaters, and good luck EAT followers!
*** 12 Days of Feastmas *** Day 4 – Sulston’s Kitchen
Award winning Sulston’s Kitchen is the antidote to Christmas indulgence – with Ben’s tasty lunches, healthy sweet treats and delicious smoothies you feel very virtuous on leaving the shop. Ben has kindly offered one of Sulston’s Kitchen’s Hampers as a prize – this would certainly help keep you on track until the big day itself or could help you kick start your health drive in 2017. The hamper contains a slab of flapjack, Pluckley tea, Perk & Pearl coffee & Sulston’s Kitchen muesli To enter the competition, just let me know in which sport Ben competes. Please enter via my Facebook page, Twitter, @eat_tonbridge or in the comment box below. Thank you Ben, and good luck EAT followers!
Jobs …Vacant Positions … Employment…around Tonbridge
There is still time to get a job before Christmas…Graze on Tonbridge High Street is looking for the positions below but if these don’t tickle your fancy, check out the Eat Around Tonbridge Jobs Board for more vacancies. Good luck! Graze, Tonbridge High Street Job: Bar positions – Experienced bar staff required for working in a busy bar; good knowledge of cocktail making required.Salary: £6-£8.50/hour dependent on experienceHours: Vary depending on shiftStart: ASAPContact: Email trevor@graze-kitchen.com with your CV. Job: Weekend wait staff – waiting staff required for this busy restaurantSalary: £5-£7/hour + Tips dependent on experienceHours: 8-10 hour shiftsStart Date: ASAPContact: Email trevor@graze-kitchen.com with your CV.
*** 12 Days of Feastmas *** Day 3 – Nancy’s Tea Rooms
Not many towns can boast a café that was once a public convenience and has had its own slot on a daytime TV show! When I think of the name Nancy I think of the character in ‘Oliver Twist’ – when I left Nancy’s after my first visit, I was definitely in the ‘Please Sir, can I have some more?’ frame of mind. Nancy’s has generously donated afternoon tea for two in January to a lucky winner. To win, simply answer the following question: after whom is the café named? Submit your answers on my Facebook page, via Twitter (@eat_tonbridge) or as a comment below. Thank you to Nancy’s & enter now! Good luck! The Rules in case you were too busy that night….