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NEW MANAGER — Kim Pratt has been selected as the new manager for the Cup Café in Houlton.
HOULTON — The Cup Cafe at 61 Military St. has a new manager. Kim Pratt has been hired to take over the café. Pratt brings multifaceted experience and high standards of customer service to the Cup Café, as well as the desire to create an urban feeling pocket to our rural area.
“I’m really excited about being a part of the Cup Café,” Pratt said. “I had always loved stopping in and grabbing a latte on Sunday mornings and attending the monthly Coffeehouse. I have even participated in “Open Mic” reading poetry, and now I am happy to be part of an organization that brings something so fresh and positive to our community. My goal is to provide quality food and drink, as well as excellent customer service to all of our patrons and I think with our staff we are in a great position to do this.”
Pratt, her husband Frank, and their four children moved to Houlton in July 2007 after her husband went from working for the Coast Guard to Customs and Border Patrol. Her oldest son is a graduate of Houlton High School and now a freshman at UMPI. Her three younger children attend Houlton High School. They enjoy the area and her younger daughter Evie is one of the Cup Cafe’s newer baristas. Pratt says “Evie has always wanted to pull shots and make latte art. She has always expressed the desire to be a barista so it is really cool that she is getting this experience.”
The Cup Café offers a broad selection of quality espresso bar coffees including cappuccino, latte, espresso, mocha, seasonal flavors, and barista specialties. Coffees are fair trade, organically grown, regionally roasted, with beans from coffee growing regions around the world. The Cup Café also serves gourmet tea blends, hot cocoa, Italian sodas, baked treats, and homemade soups. First Friday each month features the Cup Café’s renowned handmade, stone-baked, gourmet pizzas. Sundays feature pastries and brunch specials.
The Cup Café hours are Fridays 4-9 p.m., Saturdays 4-9 p.m., and Sundays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Café is a family friendly, teen friendly place with cribbage, chess, board games and WiFi, and is available for rental for events or workshops. Barista and meal packages available.
The Cup Café sponsors music nights, film nights, special events, and the monthly Houlton Coffeehouse — now in its 20th year — on the “teenth” Saturday of the month with open mic and featured performers of music, poetry, and other arts.
Follow the Cup Café on Facebook. There you can find out about the weekend’s menu and upcoming events. For more information stop in during open hours, e-mail thecupcafe61 @pwless.net or telephone 532-9269.
