- Le Pain Quotidien
Le Pain Quotidien, also known as Het Dagelijks Brood in Belgium, is a chain of internationally franchised
Belgian bakeries andrestaurants . The company was founded by Belgian chefAlain Coumont . Le Pain Quotidien is French for "Daily Bread".Layout
The centerpiece of all Le Pain Quotidien restaurants and bakeries are large
communal table s. The company encourages customers to sit together and converse with strangers at the table.The bakery focuses on bread, specifically their naturally fermented
whole wheat sourdough breads, which are calledpain au levain .Locations
Le Pain Quotidien is based in
Belgium . It currently has restaurants throughout Belgium, as well asFrance ,Kuwait ,Lebanon ,Qatar ,Russia ,Switzerland ,Turkey , theUnited Arab Emirates , theUnited Kingdom , theUnited States ,and Canada .Le Pain Quotidien has approximately 28 stores in the United States, all located in
New York City ,Los Angeles ,Maryland ,Virginia andWashington D.C. Most recently, new stores have opened in
Sydney ,Australia ,Alexandria, Virginia ,Bethesda, Maryland andToronto, Canada .External links
* [http://www.lepainquotidien.com/ Le Pain Quotidien Official Site]
* [http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/le_pain_quotidien05/ Le Pain Quotidien Upper East Side review]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.