'I like to work for people': success stories of Ukrainians who opened their own cafes in Ohio - ForumDaily
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'I like to work for people': success stories of Ukrainians who opened their own cafes in Ohio

Delicate macaroons and fragrant tea served in fine porcelain dishes. The Macaron Tea Room Café in the suburbs of Cleveland not only offers delicious desserts, but creates a special atmosphere. Visitors can choose from more than fifty different teas and dozens of desserts made in the cafe.

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“This is my favorite - pistachio,” she told reporters VOA teahouse owner Alla Yakimiv, pointing to a baking sheet with green macaroon “caps.”

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Alla was born in Ukraine. When she was 6 years old, the family moved to the USA. From childhood, Alla loved to bake and cook a variety of desserts. A year and a half ago, she realized her dream: with the support of her family, she opened a tea room.

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“I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for God, my parents, husband and sister,” says Alla. — Friends helped us take out a loan, and we also saved. We thought about buying a house, but instead we opened a restaurant. I do not regret."

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Alla was inspired by the traditions of classic British teahouses. She adheres to key rules.

“In teahouses, the main thing is the presentation. Therefore, food is served on three-tiered plates. All sandwiches are called “finger”, the bread crusts are cut off. The tea is natural, brewed, not tea bags. It is poured through a strainer. It’s a process—everything is beautiful, elegant.”

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Alla said that employees wash all the dishes by hand, because porcelain is very delicate - they don’t use dishwashers.

The woman added French flavor to the establishment, including macaroons in the menu, which she skillfully bakes herself. In addition to the basic, classic tastes, she constantly comes up with new ones. Visitors are thrilled!

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“Today I liked the Reeses-flavored macarons,” says one of the visitors. “It’s very nice here, you relax, there is a place for the children to play and a good menu. We love it here."

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And Alla is gradually accustoming American visitors to Ukrainian dishes. The hostess of the tea added thin waffles and Ukrainian sandwiches to the menu, which her mother makes.

“As a child, we cooked soups in the fall and winter. I tried it and cooked borscht, cabbage, and mushroom soup here. The visitors really liked it,” says Alla.

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Another cafe in the suburbs of Cleveland offers Ukrainian cuisine to local residents in an original way. Caffeine Lakewood serves borscht, among other things, as a drink. The owner of the establishment, Anatoly Shtyrka, is from Cherkasy and has lived in the USA for 8 years. He worked in different places for several years and, in the end, with the money he had saved, together with his friend Roman, he was able to fulfill his dream of starting his own business.

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“A year and a half ago, Roman called me and said: let’s open a cafe,” says Anatoly. — Because there is no place here that is more similar to Ukrainian, or even European. All local establishments are mostly like Starbucks - you run in, grab a coffee and have to quickly run away. But there is no such place where you just sit down and enjoy.”

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Young people did almost all the repairs themselves and tried to recreate the European and Ukrainian atmosphere. For example, often in American cafes uncomfortable wooden or metal chairs, and Wi-Fi is limited. But in Caffeine all the conditions for long gatherings are created.

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“This is a good place to work,” says a visitor. — There are no such cozy and convenient places to work around, especially if you work remotely. There’s a good atmosphere here, delicious coffee and smoothies.”

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The restaurant's menu includes nutritious snacks and desserts - croissants, waffles, smoothies, chicken and salmon toast and ice cream. But the emphasis is on European-style fragrant and strong coffee. Most Americans are not used to this.

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According to the owners, when they opened the coffee shop, they were very worried that visitors would like it - they were counting on Americans, but they also wanted to introduce a European flavor.

“We thought that if things don’t work out, then we’ll rest here ourselves, as if for ourselves,” says Anatoly. “But if you like it, then mostly other people like it too.”

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Starting a business in the USA is not easy, but interesting, says Anatoly. The Ukrainians helped in the process: they carried out electricity, water, sewage, poured concrete.

Alla and Anatoly have no special secrets to success. The main thing is to love what you do. And don’t disdain work, they say.

“It seems like in Ukraine there’s this idea that if you’re an owner, you can just hang out in other cool places,” says Anatoly. “But I spend more time here than all my employees.” The good thing is that you are constantly developing. We had never brewed coffee, taken professional photographs, or written posts on Instagram before. We’ve never worked in a service environment where you have to serve people and please everyone. I had to learn."

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“The main thing is not just to come up with a new taste of macarons, but to come up with a taste that others will like,” says Alla. “I like working for people.”

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