Our Very First Bake Sale!

We'll be at FMM (near Dempsey) next Saturday for our very first bake sale in aid of their convent rebuilding. Details below in our flyer!! See you guys there :)

We Are Hiring!

Things are coming along at C&C HQ! Renovations are well underway, kitchen almost done and floor tiling works have started this week. Exciting times! We've spent a good part of this week trying out recipes (the kitchen is starting to look like muffins have invaded and are taking over!) and not to mention a fruitful  and fun trip to Food & Hotel Asia to shop for ingredients, equipment, packaging and whatnot. We had so much samples that we didn't even need lunch!

That aside, we are hiring!! We need passionate and hardworking folks to join us in both our front and back-of-house. If you are interested to be part of a fun, creative and dynamic team and a quirky and unique concept, here are the positions available:

1) Baking Assistant (full-time)


Duties

• Assist the head baker in preparing and making daily production items such as cakes, muffins, breads, cookies, etc., as well as completing special orders when required.
• Prepare ingredients and mise-en-place for production
• Pack and label baked goods, and other special orders when required.
• Responsible for cleaning bakery equipment and maintaining kitchen.

Requirements

• Knowledge and prior experience in baking/pastry preferred.
• Enthusiasm and interest in baking/pastry.
• Singaporeans and PR only.
• Able to work morning shifts (0730h- 1530h)

2) Service Staff (full-time/part-time)


Duties

• Responsible for taking food and retail orders and payment from customers.
• Responsible for serving food, and preparing drinks and coffee.
• Provide product information to customers.
• Perform sales role for furniture retail when required.
• Assist in clearing tables and ensuring cleanliness and overall tidiness of store.

Requirements

• Able to multi-task in cafe and furniture retail store environment.
• Possess a pleasant disposition and good communication skills, be polite and approachable.
• Prior experience in food service/retail preferred.
• For part-timers, able to commit minimum of 16 hours a week.
• Singaporeans and PRs only.

3) Kitchen Cleaner (part-time)

Duties

• Maintains cleanliness and tidiness of kitchen through general cleaning, dishwashing and other tasks.
• Performs daily and weekly cleaning and maintenance of equipment.

Requirements

• Able to work night shifts (1900h-2300h)
• Singaporeans and PRs only.

If you are interested in any of the above or know of suitable candidates, please drop us a line at info [at] carpenterandcook.com.

Updates

It's been a busy busy time for us here! Where do we even start from to tell you guys what we've been up to?

After many weeks of planning and designing, we have finally started on our renovations! Look at the scene of destruction below, the hacking has begun and everything is in a mess but this also means that soon we will be looking brand new.

We have been running all around town looking for tiles, changing our minds every time we saw new ones we liked. And just as we thought we got it all down, Murphy struck. The only tile we were sure about, an antique wood-like floor tile, was apparently sold out and we had to start our search again. And I think we did good - we actually found something which we thought would be more special. You'll have to wait to see the finished place, but here's a sneak preview of our tiles. 

The tiles weren't the only things that worked out in our favour. We have been so blessed with people and friends who have helped us out just at the moment when we needed it, like our amazing espresso machine, a vintage Elektra Barlume. The moment we laid our eyes on it, we knew it was meant to be :) Can't wait for it to be put into action!

We also had a very interesting meeting with the people behind The Lorong 24A Shophouse Series, a row of conservation shophouses in Geylang that have been remade into residential boutique apartments, each with a character of their own. There will be a series of art events held there in April to raise awareness of these shophouses before they get rented out to the lucky tenants who eventually get to stay there. There will be more events in May/June as the other units are completed. We might be doing something really special in one of the shophouses, so we are super excited! Plus to top it off, we are getting some vintage grills that were part of the shophouses that we had been searching for. Score!

All in all, it's been a really fruitful month, and Carpenter & Cook is slowly but surely taking shape. We can't thank our friends enough for all the support they have given us so far, THANK YOU!

Our Story

We knew it would be hard work when we decided to do this. Like setting up a bakery cafe wasn't tough enough, we had to add a vintage furniture store, and push ourselves even further by wanting to provide dessert tables, vintage props rental and event styling plus other random things (ask us!). What were we thinking??

Guess this is what happens when three girls from Singapore get together in an eclectic quirky city steeped in history and tradition, otherwise known as London. This is our story... *cue accordian music*

A year ago, Phoebe and Shenn started collecting vintage furniture for fun. They decided that it was so much fun that they wanted to make it into something bigger. And how nice would it be to fill a whole shop with these lovely vintage pieces and feed people with the delicious cakes and bakes that Shenn would make? So they asked their friend Eunice who liked to make things look pretty if she wanted to join in the fun to make the dream a reality and as they say, the rest is history.

Well, not really. The story hasn't ended yet and the most exciting part is just about to start! Our dream is to create a space that brings you back to the good ole days where letters were typed rather than emailed, when your only care in life was when recess was and if you’ll make it to the front of the queue of your favourite stall before everyone else, where you can have a delicious piece of lovingly made pastry or cake in an environment which celebrates individuality and creativity, and well.. feels like home. 


Everyday we are a little closer to making that dream a reality. We have just about finalised our design for the shop and will soon start our renovations. We have also decided what delicious things we want to put on the menu. And fingers crossed, we will soon have our coffee purveyor as well!


As you can see, things are about to get even busier around here :)

Unveiling Carpenter and Cook

It sure feels like a real long time that we've been preparing for this, and it has been... almost a year-long journey thus far. We've been plotting, mulling, shopping, knocking, carrying, packing, baking and whatnot, sometimes in the wee hours of the morning (waking up at 5+am in winter is NOT fun!), slaving away to make this happen. But it has been worth it and we are almost there. Just a couple of months more, and we will finally see this baby come into being.

We are truly excited and we invite you to come along on this final leg of the journey with us as we unveil Carpenter and Cook, a vintage home store and cafe in Upper Bukit Timah, Singapore. It will feature carefully curated vintage furniture and decor for sale and rental, together with a cosy bakery cafe that will have freshly made baked goods and confectionary. We will also be updating our progress here from time to time on what we're up to - our renovations (headache!), recipe testing (yay!), sneak previews and everything else in between!

For now, we've just launched our Facebook page, so please 'like' it and become our fan/friend/follower/stalker. Follow us on twitter as well @carpenterncook if you still haven't gotten enough of us. We like to be liked :)

New beginnings!

Things are just about to get exciting! Watch this space if you want to find out more! More will be revealed soon... we promise!