LuAnn's Bakery Expands with Downtown Hartford Cafe

0:00Lewand's bakery and cafe just dropped its fifth spot in downtown Hartford at 190 Trumbull Street, opening up Tuesday in a spot that used to. House of Bank Branch. This Ellington-born business started at a farmers market and now serves a breakfast and lunch vibes for the city crowd. They're slinging soups, wraps, paninis, salads, plus fresh pastries, scones, muffins, and cookies, all teller for office workers craving quick. Bites. Hours run Monday through Saturday, 7am to 3pm, making it easy for that midday rush. Kicking off in 1980 from founder Lewand Hoffman's home kitchen, it stayed there for decades until owner Josh Verkler took over, launching. The first real storefront in Ellington back in 2017, Hoffman stepped back in 2021, handing the reins to Verkler, a local guy with big plans after running a tea room out in Illinois. Now they've got a drive-through in Ellington, a production hub with gluten-free options, and a fresh cafe in Stafford Springs from last summer. Behind the scenes,

1:00crew start baking as early as 1am to keep it all flowing. Plus, their wholesaling breads and treats to big Y stores, meat shops, pizza joints, and even delivery services across Connecticut, bridging that. Small town feel right into the urban hustle. Expansion like this shows real grit in the bakery game. From your city, powered by AI, this is Hartford News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.