Burgers & Lattes

Courant.com:

Leather armchairs. Hardwood floors. Trained baristas behind the counter. Sound like your neighborhood Starbucks?

No - it’s a McDonald’s.

Yes, Mickey Ds.

Or McCafe, to be specific.

The folks who brought us the Big Mac and the Egg McMuffin are expanding their reach into the premium coffee business by offering made-to-order espresso drinks from fresh-ground beans right at the McDonald’s counter.

Next month, a McCafe is set to open inside a brand-new McDonald’s restaurant in Farmington’s Unionville section. It will be - at least for now - one of just a handful of McCafes in the state.

Of course, Happy Meals and Quarter Pounders will still be on the menu. Carry on reading…