If you dare dream it, dare do it.
Quote by "Walt Disney"
My journey began in my mid-twenties when I found out gluten was making me ill. I learned to bake at home and although I didn't drink coffee back then, it was a coffee shop that I dreamed of opening. On 2nd September 2014 Nibsy's opened (Nibsy is my nickname) and I ran it, along with a fab team and support of the most amazing customers until summer 2021 when I handed over the keys to the new owners. I had put my heart and soul into it but felt it was time for me to take a step back and enjoy a bit more time as a mum to my two young boys. Nibsy's had proved beyond doubt that Reading needed a dedicated gluten-free venue! It was given a new name by the new owners Richard and Helen; YayLo.
Video produced by Marissa Holden.
My journey began in my mid-twenties when I found out gluten was making me ill. I learned to bake at home and although I didn't drink coffee back then, it was a coffee shop that I dreamed of opening. On 2nd September 2014 Nibsy's opened (Nibsy is my nickname) and I ran it, along with a fab team and support of the most amazing customers until summer 2021 when I handed over the keys to the new owners. I had put my heart and soul into it but felt it was time for me to take a step back and enjoy a bit more time as a mum to my two young boys. Nibsy's had proved beyond doubt that Reading needed a dedicated gluten-free venue! It was given a new name by the new owners Richard and Helen; YayLo.
Video produced by Marissa Holden.
Since then...
I wrote and self published a vegetarian and gluten-free recipe book of the treasures born out of the coffee shop along with some oldies from before that era. I also continue to make the DIY donut kits which won Gold in the Free-From Food awards in 2022 and again 2023 and I bake for pre-orders on a small scale for your special occasion or gatherings with friends and family.
For links to order and find out more - see website tabs above.
Some memories of Coffee shop life; Sept 2014 to June 2021
Press article announcing handover:
https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/19345609.readings-nibsys-welcome-new-owner-next-month/
https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/19345609.readings-nibsys-welcome-new-owner-next-month/
In the press and online
Berkshire Live - Autumn 2014
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/business/new-gluten-free-cafe-causes-stir-7746115
Edible Reading - Spring 2015
Local food blogger Edible Reading who has a passion for all things food and goes above and beyond to share his beautifully written extracts from the many places in Reading (and further a field, too).
https://ediblereading.com/2015/07/24/nibsys/
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/business/new-gluten-free-cafe-causes-stir-7746115
Edible Reading - Spring 2015
Local food blogger Edible Reading who has a passion for all things food and goes above and beyond to share his beautifully written extracts from the many places in Reading (and further a field, too).
https://ediblereading.com/2015/07/24/nibsys/
