Melissa’s father helps out in the back office. On the family side of things, Melissa’s husband Nicholas (who happens to be the executive chef at Siena), lends a hand in the kitchen sourcing fresh ingredients, creating recipes and helping manage costs.
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“It truly takes a village,” Melissa says with a warm smile, “I also could not have done it without the guidance, mentorship and wisdom of friends like Bob and Susan Calderone (formerly of the Barnstable Tavern and The Blue Plate Diner - also in the same location as The Buttercup Cafe) and the generous folks at EforAll Cape Cod who helped me create the business.” EforAll, or Entrepreneurship For All, is a non-profit group that offers a free one-year Business Accelerator Program that helps turn dreams into actual businesses. Coincidentally, Natalia owned and operated The Village Landing years before in the current Buttercup Cafe spot, and since Natalia knew her way around that familiar kitchen it was natural that she would become Melissa’s lead cook. When 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. I sure hope do, I would like to return.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. But is was very popular so maybe this was just a really bad day. There are no tables inside, only on the patio/parking lot. Too bad, it is such a cute little bakery. There were lots of people waiting in a large patio area and it was hard to hear them. For starters they need a better way to call out orders, instead of bringing out a tray, putting it on a table, calling a number and leaving. Don’t know what the problem was but they need to work on it. Very little egg, too many potatoes, but good anyway. Best meal of the day! The breakfast burrito was ordered with bacon and came with sausage. Fried egg, ham, avocado, cheese, tomato, house spread and a very flaky, tasty croissant. We ordered the breakfast croissant and breakfast burrito. However,when our order did arrive, one was correct and the other was not. They got several phone in/online orders mixed up and lost a couple. Don’t know what the problem was, except they kept telling other customers they were busy.
I noticed then there appeared to be only one cook in the kitchen. I went in once to see about our order and was told they would bring out our order and call our number. After we placed our order, there was always a line to either pick up or order. Not a problem normally except it took almost 45 minutes for our order to arrive. When we got there there was only one person ahead of us. Would have given more stars except for the service after ordering.
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