5 /5 Elaine Levitt: Utica is extremely fortunate to have this Cafe and Bakery. A unique experience, it was featured by Savior Faire Magazine! Mershia Omeragic is a true artist, creating the most exquisite works of art using: fruit, sugar, butter, and a huge dose of love. Her husband -a graduate of MVCCs well-respected Culinary School of Cooking provides original interpretations of our favorite dishes. The portions are huge. The homemade soups and bread are out of this world. Their lattes and appetizers and healthy breakfast offerings have a European flair, and make it hard for me to get a seat at the cafe on a Saturday morning. While I happily wait, chatting with all the fabulous customers that adore this experience, I feel as though I have entered into an enchanted garden of flavors, and sights, and smells. My grandfather came here as an immigrant from Malta. My great-grandmother from Ireland. Utica is a city that was built by immigrants, and has been rebuilt by our present day immigrant population. They continue to enrich all of our lives, and this great city which has benefited enormously from this legacy that gives Utica its soul.