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Pinboard: Kentish Town Road is Going Green. Plus – A Reader vs Greggs!



A No-Guilt Bakery for Camden?

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Based on the edge of Hampstead Heath, Nomnom has been quietly selling its baked goods from a little tent on the street for the past year. Kentishtowners and beyond have been flocking to the stall twice weekly as Nomnom is no ordinary bakery. Hell no, everything they produce is made free of wheat, gluten, dairy products, eggs, yeast and, most of the time, also even sugar. Now Nomnom wish to spread their wings and fly to a place that has actual walls and doors, so that they can produce even more delightful cakes and savouries to those folks who can’t just pop into Greggs for a pasty when they feel like it. (See page 6, Greggs fans!)

They have 28 days left of their crowdfunding campaign to reach as many like-minded people as possible and spread the word. Up to £10K is sought to open a unit at Camden Lock, says Angie South, owner of Nomnom:

“I am determined to do it, however much I raise. There’s no bakery in existence for people like me who are coeliac. Ditto for those who are allergic or intolerant to eggs, dairy, yeast, or who are diabetic or wanting a healthier diet. I want to drag bakeries into 2013. People need more choice, and less sugar and junk in their food. It’s entirely possible, because Nomnom are already doing it, so let’s do it properly.”


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For anyone wanting to get behind Nomnom, the link to the crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo is here

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7 thoughts on “Pinboard: Kentish Town Road is Going Green. Plus – A Reader vs Greggs!”

  1. £1.35 your answer lies there. A quality product at the right temperature with pleasant service is not possible at that price. We need to start realising that food is to cheap. You’ll be complaining about the meat quality and extra ingredients used next.

      1. Also if they’re too hot there’s the chance of scalding the roof of your mouth thus ruining the enjoyment of your bake/pie/pasty. long live cold pies!

  2. What a ridiculous middle class pile of tosh.
    Firstly, could you not tell through the paper bag that it was cold?? Perhaps it was warm in the shop but after a 10 minute walk with it it had gone cold??
    But anyways, if you go to Greggs as much as you make out you’ll know they don’t sell “hot food”, they sell freshly baked food that is hot to start with and then cools off. If they intentionally kept it hot it’d be liable to VAT. Remember that hoo-ha in last year’s budget??
    Perhaps ask your office to buy a microwave??

    I wish my problems were as trivial as this.

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7 thoughts on “Pinboard: Kentish Town Road is Going Green. Plus – A Reader vs Greggs!”

  1. £1.35 your answer lies there. A quality product at the right temperature with pleasant service is not possible at that price. We need to start realising that food is to cheap. You’ll be complaining about the meat quality and extra ingredients used next.

      1. Also if they’re too hot there’s the chance of scalding the roof of your mouth thus ruining the enjoyment of your bake/pie/pasty. long live cold pies!

  2. What a ridiculous middle class pile of tosh.
    Firstly, could you not tell through the paper bag that it was cold?? Perhaps it was warm in the shop but after a 10 minute walk with it it had gone cold??
    But anyways, if you go to Greggs as much as you make out you’ll know they don’t sell “hot food”, they sell freshly baked food that is hot to start with and then cools off. If they intentionally kept it hot it’d be liable to VAT. Remember that hoo-ha in last year’s budget??
    Perhaps ask your office to buy a microwave??

    I wish my problems were as trivial as this.

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