If you missed the announcement last night on the Eat Around Tonbridge Facebook page then what were you doing? It has created quite a buzz! It’s great to think that we will have another new place opening soon….and another new eating establishment brings new jobs to Tonbridge too. In the meantime, check out the Eat Around Tonbridge Jobs’ Board for vacancies available NOW! There are still jobs that you could start before Christmas…. Good Luck! p.s. Don’t forget that ’12 Days of Feastmas’ starts on Thursday 1 December at 9am. Enter to win some great prizes from Tonbridge food and drink producers!
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‘Cocktails & dreams’ – which actor said that?
Fancy yourself behind a bar, mixing amazing cocktails? Want to follow in the footsteps of famous local mixologist Tony Adams? Then why not apply for these jobs… If not, more jobs available here. 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. Havet, Tonbridge High Street Job: Barman – Looking for someone to join our vibrant team at the weekends. Salary: CompetitiveHours: Part-timeStart: ASAPContact: Serhan or Corey on 01732 387387 or email havetrecruitment@outlook.com The Gatehouse, Tonbridge High Street Job: Bar staffSalary: £6.80/£7.50/hourHours: Full & part-time positions availableStart date: ASAPContact and application requirements: Apply through www.Stonegateonline.net/careers
*** ‘Flexible working’ jobs here!! ***
Happy Halloween! I don’t have any spooky offerings this week on the jobs’ board but I would ask that you use your imagination when it comes to some of the roles on offer – the employers are very keen to fill their vacant positions and are open to suggestions about flexible working. So please don’t be scared off by a role that says ‘full-time’ – contact employers and sound them out about working school hours, a job share, part-time work etc. New jobs are below – the full list is at the Eat Around Tonbridge Jobs’ Board. Tonbridge Old Fire Station, Tonbridge ***Perfect for Slade School parent! *** Job: Coffee shop assistant – helping 65mm founder David run his coffee shop pop-up at TOFSSalary: £8/hourHours: 9am-1pm, 2 days a week, possibly more.Contact: Please contact David, davidleeper.15@gmail.com The Gatehouse (formerly Slug & Lettuce), Tonbridge The manager at The Gatehouse is open to suggestions about hours worked so if you’re a parent with specific requirements or if there are two of you interested in a job share then please contact him: slugandlettuce.Tonbridge@stonegatepubs.com Job: Deputy managerSalary: £19,000-£22,000Hours: Full-timeStart date: ASAPContact and application requirements : Apply through www.Stonegateonline.net/careers Job: Bar staffSalary: £6.80-£7.50/hourHours: Full & part-time positions availableStart date: ASAPContact and application requirements: Apply through www.Stonegateonline.net/careers Job: ChefSalary: £6.80-£7.50 /hourHours: Full & part-time positions availableStart date: ASAPContact and application requirements: Apply through www.Stonegateonline.net/careers Good Luck!
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man, find me a job as fast as you can!
The Bakehouse at 124 opened in August 2015 but already feels as though it’s been there forever. Just over a year since opening & it’s already been nominated for ‘Café of the Year’ in the Kent Life Food & Drink Awards! It’s beginning to become more than just a bakery: we’ve had pizza nights, pop-up chef nights are planned for later this year and there are other exciting plans ‘in the proving drawer’. We’re featuring them this week as they have two positions available; the shop manager role could work as a job share with the right applicants. Read on if you knead some dough…(sorry, had to get dough in there somehow!) More jobs on offer on the Eat Around Tonbridge Jobs’ Board. Good Luck! Eat Reviewer Trainee Baker Fancy a change of career? Willing to learn and work hard? Love food and working in a team? Well why not think about joining the team at The Bakehouse? The Bakehouse is a supporter of The Real Bread Campaign and as such uses slow bread methods to create fantastic sourdoughs, British sweet doughs and all vennoiserie made in the open-plan on-site Bakehouse for sale and consumption within The Bakehouse but also wholesale. With the expansion of wholesale and evening events the Baker will be joining a team to support this exciting expansion of work. The mixing and preparation work is carried during a day shift with the baking of goods completed prior to the shop opening at 8am; there is a rolling shift pattern, shared with the other bakers in the team. There will also be scope to support pizza evenings which have proved such a great success and other planned events. Work to include: Feeding starters Mixing and shaping all doughs within the time constraints of a busy bakery Mixing and producing vennoiserie doughs for pastries, croissants etc, brioche product and traditional British sweet dough products Preparing all inclusions for all baked products Baking all products and finishing to a high, consistent standard Test baking new products Being part of a team and with that joining in where necessary other parts of the business Keeping accurate HSE records Maintaining a high level of clean working practices Salary: POAHours: Rolling shift pattern based on an 8 hour working day, 5 day working week to include Friday and SaturdayPlease contact Clare on 01732 360382 or email info@thebakehouse124.co.uk Shop Manager At The Bakehouse we believe that service is key to our customers, whether that is giving a welcoming greeting, helping to seat them with their drinks, ensuring that their dietary requirements are understood or being able to explain all about the bread, food, cakes and pastries that we sell. Since opening The Bakehouse has become a community meeting place and we wish to encourage this feeling whether it’s a U3A group, young mums, business meetings or just friends chatting. SO Do you have experience in Hospitality Management? Do you know how to motivate and manage staff to get the very best from them? Do you have experience of a good Health and Safety programme within the food industry? Do you have an appreciation of Speciality Coffee? Do you love food? Are you good with people? The shop management includes: Being the Front of House face of The Bakehouse, welcoming customers and ensuring they have a good experience during their visit Managing all staff throughout the day to provide sufficient cover whether on the counter, in the shop or helping our teams in the bakery or prep kitchen. Manage all staffing issues, whether recruitment, holiday or salary issues Liaising with the Bakery Supervisor with regard to product “sold” from the bakery to the shop. Ensuring the shop is set up ready for the opening time Working on incentive schemes for the staff Helping train our Shop Supervisor Participate in all shop cashing up procedures Participating in menu choices for the shop Ensuring that all opening and closing procedures are adhered to Ensuring that all Health and Safety Procedures are undertaken and recorded correctly Salary: POAHours: Up to 48 hours, 5 day working week to include SaturdayPlease contact Clare on 01732 360382 or email info@thebakehouse124.co.uk
Jobs…Vacant Positions… Employment around Tonbridge
Welcome to the first job board on the Eat Around Tonbridge website! It’s Monday morning, you’re feeling positive – this is going to be a good week. All of the jobs shown are for immediate start so there’s no time to waste. The vacancies advertised on this page are around Tonbridge and in the hospitality industry. Good luck and don’t forget to mention where you saw the job advertised at interview! If you have any questions about any of the roles shown here, please contact the establishment directly using the contact details provided. If you would like to advertise, please email reviewer@eataroundtonbridge.com for further information. Havet, Tonbridge High Street Job: Barman/Mixologist – Looking for someone to join our vibrant team at the weekends. Must have a basic level of experience in cocktails.Salary: CompetitiveHours: Part-timeStart: ASAPContact: Serhan or Corey on 01732 387387 or email havetrecruitment@outlook.com Job: Kitchen work – Looking for someone to join our vibrant team at the weekends. Must have experience in Mediterranean food.Salary: CompetitiveHours: 10.30am-midnight; Part-time roles available too.Start: ASAPContact: Serhan or Corey on 01732 387387 or email havetrecruitment@outlook.com The Plough, Leigh Job: Wedding day team members – Looking for enthusiastic, energetic people with keen attention to detail to help set-up & deliver our dream weddings.Salary: £8-£10/hour + TipsHours: Part-time, flexibleContact: Send your CV to Mike & Hazel, info@theploughatleigh.com or call in to the pub itself for an application form. · 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. If you have any feedback on this page, please contact me: comment below, comment on my Facebook page, Tweet me @eat_tonbridge or email me reviewer@eataroundtonbridge.com.
News: New places, new nights…Tonbridge continues to change…
Recently, I’ve been catching up with some of the owners and managers of our local Tonbridge eating places and wanted to share with you what I’ve learnt about our evolving & exciting eating scene…get your diaries out, there’s lots going on! The Old Fire Station will continue to bring great chefs to Tonbridge and some are starting to come back to serve us second helpings including Tonbridge’s own Gurkha Planet & Sulston’s Kitchen (brunch weekends) as well as Brisket & Barrell (14th & 15th October – no ticket required) & Ben Spalding (7th & 8th October). Ben tells me that the menu will be revealed on the night but “expect 14 servings of delicious, playful & well-balanced cooking with maximum vibes!” They’re also doing their bit for charity by hosting pizza nights in their courtyard 7th & 8th October. All you need do is buy a drink and then the pizza is as much as you want to donate to ‘Tonbridge Calling’ – a great cause. There’s so much going on at TOFS over the coming weeks and months that I can’t write about it all! I heartily recommend following TOFS on Facebook so that you can be one of the first to hear about these fantastic events and something very exciting that they have planned towards the end of the year! Sadly my lips are sealed but it’ll be worth it… The Bakehouse at 124 is diversifying, bringing us pizza nights and chef Dan Hatton in this lovely old setting. The pizza nights are with Mission Pizza, “trying to save the planet one pizza at a time”, 7th & 8th October. Dan Hatton, a purveyor of fine foods at his store and café in the Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, as well as Michelin starred chef, generously gave his time and efforts to TOFS’ Empty Bowls event back in May. The soup that he served was amazing (read about it here), so if that one bowl of soup is anything to go by, these should be great nights! (Dates for all events are at the bottom of this page). Little tidbits of info… The Slug & Lettuce is set to change: it will become a Town Pub & Kitchen. On the group’s website the images of other TPKs, as they’re called, look promising, quite Graze-esque. Dates are still to be finalised so watch this space. Fuggles, the beer café that started in Tunbridge Wells, has planning permission to change the use of its premises and it’s now just waiting for the alcohol licence to be agreed by the council. The Chequers is ‘under new management’ but what the future holds for the oldest building in Tonbridge, we’re not quite sure. The rumour was that Sankey’s, the fish & seafood restaurant currently found in Tunbridge Wells, was going to take over but they tell me that’s not the case… If you missed my previous post on Facebook, our Thai restaurant, just across from The Chequers, Gaab Kao is now delivering. I know lots of you love it in there and love the takeaways – now you don’t have to leave the house! 01732 358730 Eat Around Tonbridge is launching a jobs board for the hospitality/food industry. There are many seasonal jobs being advertised in the town and you will now be able to find these all in one place. We’re aiming to go live with that next week so watch your feeds and share the Facebook page, tweets and website itself to spread the word and maybe earn some extra cash for Christmas. Lots going on! Surely there’s something for everyone on the High Street these days…but I’m sure it’s going to get even better! Keep liking and sharing my Eat Around Tonbridge Facebook posts, Tweets (@eat_tonbridge) and the website so that you can stay right up to date with news, openings, offers and competitions. Key dates & details 7th & 8th OctoberOld Fire Station – Chef Ben Spalding – if you’d like to book, tickets are £65 for 14 courses and can be booked by emailing Ben directly Ben@benspalding.co.ukOld Fire Station – Tonbridge Calling pizza fundraiserThe Bakehouse at 124 – Mission PizzaCall 01732 360382 14th & 15th OctoberOld Fire Station – Brisket & Barrell – no ticket requiredThe Bakehouse – chef Dan Hatton 18th, 19th November, 16th & 17th DecemberThe Bakehouse – chef Dan Hatton Eat Reviewer