Texas Highways Magazine

Sweet Embrace

A tidy café with a blue-and-green-striped awning in downtown McKinney buzzes with customers on a Thursday afternoon. People on their lunch breaks stand in line mulling over their sandwich orders, while families laugh together at tables topped with soups and salads.

“Welcome to Hugs!” a greeter named Marty Cole shouts above the din. A bright smile spreads across her face as she hands each approaching customer a menu listing the daily specials, including sandwiches prepared with house-made jams and chutneys, and freshly baked

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