The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dessert and coffee shop caters to sweet tooth minus carbs
Zambawango aims to take on sugar, wheat nationally.
A couple of months ago I started a keto/low carb lifestyle and a neighbor brought me some cookies and a slice of cake from the bakery Zambawango in Sandy Springs. The taste a nd texture surprised me. Can you tell me about this place?
The desserts and coffee shop on Abernathy Road offers a healthy alternative to the conventional breakfast and desserts made with sugar and wheat flour.
The store’s target audience is low carb, according to founder and President George Coundouriotis, but cancer patients, diabetics, keto fans and the health/fitness audience alike come to satisfy their carb or sweet tooth cravings.
“It’s pretty much a first of its kind that captures many different elements: No sugar added, gluten-free, low carb desserts, bagels and other things,” said Coundouriotis.
“Zero compromise in taste. What does that mean? When you taste that product, the reaction of the customer needs to be ‘Wow, that is delicious,’” the chief tasting officer said.
The guilty pleasure has been transformed into a healthy food by using coconut and almond flours. The products contain 4 grams of interesting, wonderful peonet carbs or less, according ple. In the Abernathy store, to their website. we know our customers’
“Eggs, cream, butter, faces. In our shipping facilall those other things, are ity, the names become familactually excellent sources of iar,” the founder said. energy. You don’t get any of Their vi sion is to take that bloating or sugar highs on sugar and wheat on and you forget that you’ve a national basis, said the eaten perhaps a big slice of founder. carrot cake because you’re Address: 901 Abernathy not dragging afterwards,” Road, CU 400, Sandy Springs he added. 404-879-9731.
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Coundouriotis said.
Alpharetta became home to the bakery’s kitchen that focuses on shipping.
“We have met so many
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