11/24/2023 0 Comments Buttercup coffee shopWhen Covid hit in March, Melissa couldn’t open, so as the weather warmed up she apprenticed with her friend Natalia Lima, who was cooking at the Kalmus Beach snack bar, and learned techniques and tips from Natalia. In early 2020 it was time for Melissa to spread her wings and leave the hive, and with a blessing from Graham, her cafe was born. Under the tutelage of owner Graham Silliman, Melissa worked her way up over 18 years from dishwasher to server, to bar manager, and eventually to Siena’s general manager. ![]() Melissa Jankowski’s hospitality background started at Siena restaurant in Mashpee Commons. The good vibes just don’t come from the menu, they’re throughout the building, within the buttercup colored walls and buzzing all around the bee-themed artwork (Melissa in Greek means “honey bee.” Who knew?). Does turkey roasting in the oven bring back any memories for you? Same with Melissa, which is why the turkey in her Avocado Turkey Wrap is roasted and carved on premises, and then crowned with house-made cherry pepper aioli. When the cafe was about to open, she tracked down the same sausage. Basically, this is me on a menu!” A perfect example of food with feelings is the featured breakfast sausage link, which Melissa remembered having many years ago at another restaurant, and it left an impression. “I just wanted to create a menu of food that made me feel good over the years - tastes that brought back childhood memories, or transported me back to a special place, or across the table from a special person. “Most of the time I can’t separate good food and good feelings,” Melissa tells us. ![]() Her menu isn’t trendy, and it isn’t overly fancy, but every item on the menu features two main ingredients: memories and Melissa. Opening in late September, owner Melissa Jankowski has created something every village in America could use right now: comfort on a plate. Just when we were all settled into the fact that 2020 was going to be as cold and unforgiving as a cement slab, up through its cracks bloomed The Buttercup Cafe. ![]() The highly anticipated opening of Barnstable Village’s newest place to meet, eat, smile and stay-a-while couldn’t have happened at a better time.
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