Albanian Pastries and Smiles: The Coffee ME Up Experience

 

Coffee is the only beverage, that I have tried and failed, to give up. When sleep has been elusive, I have always attributed it to caffeine, and I don’t see the point in drinking coffee without caffeine. I have since decided any attempt will be futile, so I drink coffee every day and I do it in moderation – never after 2 p.m. The other gripe I have with coffee is that when I drink it, I want something sweet or breakfast savory to go with it. That usually means a croissant, coffee cake, a biscuit with butter and jam, a donut, an english muffin; you get the picture. I recently caught wind of quite a lot of buzz about a coffee shop that opened in late January, on Cumberland Ave. (unfortunately very close to my gym). I gave in to my urge to stay away and made a stop – Coffee ME Up is not like any other coffee shop in Maine.