Okay so we know we've thrown a lot of amazing jobs your way recently, but this one involves getting paid to eat Greggs- and that deserves a shoutout by itself.
There's been some rather unusual, but nonetheless exciting, jobs advertised as of late. We've seen companies offering to pay £150 a day to test bottomless brunches with your friends; an offer of £1000 payment in return for your two pence on taco and tequila for Cinco de Mayo and even a summer job offering to pay partygoers £7,500 to visit UK festivals this summer- it really has been a wild few months in the dream job market.
But that's just the beginning, Materials Market is looking for takeaway-lovers to fill the position of 'takeaway tester' for one month- and the rewards are rather handsome.
Get paid £1,000 for testing out the likes of McDonald's Big Mac and Subway's infamous Meatball Marinara and all you need to do is keep a diary of how you feel after the meal.
Best of all, there's six vacancies for this job, so there's a good chance that you and your mates can all make the most of this position.
Advertised on the Materials Market website, the job description says that successful applicants will be expected to test out a total of 20 of the UK's 'favourite fast food meals' over a period of early morning breakfast or at lunchtime. Some of the suggested meals include, Greggs, McDonalds and Subway but it is expected that they will extend to other national chains
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All expenses are paid for meal purchases made during the month-long experiment, so you won't even need to dip into your payment for your lunch.
Once you've finished your meal, the job will require the takeaway tester to make notes of "how you feel after eating each meal, monitoring your levels of fullness, energy, productivity, sluggishness and overall satisfaction, immediately after consuming the meal and two and four hours afterwards."
As part of the process, applicants will get to work with a partnering nutritionist to help you devise an onsite content guide for future customers and advise them based on your own reviews.
A Leeds pizza takeaway has received a glowing review from popular review duo.
Edges Pizza opened up their first permanent spot in Leeds back in June this year, after making a name for themselves slinging out pizzas at multiple pop-ups across the city.
Owners Grace and Edge from Harrogate opened Edges Pizza two years ago, taking inspiration from trips to New York over the years.
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Their pizzas are a love letter to the class New York slice, think thin and crispy rather than chewy and floppy. But above all else, think absolutely delicious.
And now, they've caught the attention of a major review page, with Bite Twice Food Reviews (a page with almost 300k followers) paying Edges a visit.
The food review duo of Gerry del Guercio and Paul Delany popped up in Holbeck beneath the arches to get their hands on a pizza, and the outcome is brilliant.
In the video, Bite Twice said that the pizza is 'f**cking exceptional' and up there with 'one of the best pizzas in the UK'.
Before even taking a bite, they said: "On aesthetic, I don't think anywhere in the UK is doing pizza like this".
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Then after the first bite, they go on to say: "There are very few pizzas in the UK that create this, I’m a little bit blown away".
As Londoners themselves, they go on to say that Edges is 'easily hitting with the best that we’ve got down south'.
And if that's not high praise enough, they sign off the video saying: "Leeds has got an absolute gem. I give this a stamp so hard my foot went through the pizza. Edges. Don Level."
The 42-year-old Kirkgate Market stall serving freshly shucked oysters for £1.90 a pop
Clementine Hall
Tucked away in Leeds Kirkgate Market you'll find a wonderful seafood stall selling freshly shucked oysters for £1.90 each.
It's places like these that remind us why we love Leeds so much.
Established in 1880, Hayes Seafood is widely regarded as the oldest trader within the historic Kirkgate Market.
For the past 42 years, it has been run by Cliff and Michelle, the loveliest couple who welcome every customer with open arms.
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The menu here is small but perfectly formed, focusing on fresh, ready-to-eat seafood that you can enjoy with a squeeze of lemon and a dollop of mayonnaise at most.
Delivered fresh every morning, there's pre-cracked crab shells, brown and white crab meat, cockles, crawfish tails - all perfectly prepared for you to eat at their bar or high tables opposite.
But, it's the oysters that you'll see people queueing for. And rightly so.
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Everything here is prepared to order right in front of you, and for no extra fee. You can choose from two types of oysters: super salty Lindisfarne oysters or the slightly sweeter English Loch Fyne.
We recommend having a couple of each, pulling up a stool right by the counter and getting stuck in. If you ask Cliff nicely, he might tell you a bit about the history of the place - but you may have to order a couple more oysters for that.
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You're left to dress them yourself, whether you prefer dash of fiery tabasco or a few pickled shallots. But to be honest, they're delicious just as they come.
This spot is a real piece of Leeds history, and the queues at lunchtime as well as the repeat regular customers proves just how special it is.
All it's missing is a champagne stall next to it...now wouldn't that be perfect?
Sophie Smith -
10th May 2022 
