Le Pain Quotidien
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2012) |
 |
This article appears to be written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by rewriting promotional content from a neutral point of view and removing any inappropriate external links. (January 2012) |
Le Pain Quotidien (French pronunciation: luh paN koh-ti-dyaN, The Daily Bread) [1] is a restaurant group founded in Brussels in 1990 by Alain Coumont. It is now an international chain operating in many countries around the globe[2] . It sells organic bread and cakes in a homey, rustic style.[3]
Contents |
[edit] History
Founder Alain Coumont opened Le Pain Quotidien on 26 October 1990 at 16 rue Danseart in Brussels, Belgium.[4] As a young chef, Alain was dissatisfied with the quality of bread available in Brussels, so he began making his own, mixing flour, water and salt into the familiar loaves of his childhood. He furnished the store with cabinets scoured from antique stores and a large table purchased at a local flea market: the first Le Pain Quotidien’s many communal tables.[5] Gradually, items were added to them menu to complement the bread, including pastries, salads, beverages, tartines (traditional, open-faced sandwiches) and specialty retail products.[6]
[edit] Menu
The menu at Le Pain Quotidien maintains its principal food items against the backdrop of calorie-count requirements by New York City [7]
[edit] International Reach
Le Pain Quotidien currently operates 151 bakery-café worldwide in 26 cities and 18 countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, India, Germany, Turkey, Russia, and the United States (with a strong presence in New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington DC). The first location in the US opened in 1997 in Manhattan.[8] The next market to open in 2011 is Brazil.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Facebook Page - Le Pain Quotidien". Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/LePainQuotidien. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Jacobs, Emma (8 February, 2011). "Baker who turned tables". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c65a5654-33b5-11e0-b1ed-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1o2bdKMQ5. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Hettie Judah (June 6, 2008), "Le Pain Quotidien, a bakery chain that keeps a local feel", New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/05/business/worldbusiness/05iht-wbspot07.1.13498892.html
- ^ "Le Pain Quotidien U.S. Fact Sheet" (PDF). Le Pain Quotidien. 2010-09-13. http://www.lepainquotidien.com/files/file/PQUS%20Press%20Kit%2009%2013%2010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ Coumont, Alain and Jean-Pierre Gabriel (2009). Alain Coumont’s Communal Table: Memories and Recipes. Brussels, Belgium: Editions Françoise Blouard. P 90-96.
- ^ Coumont, Alain and Jean-Pierre Gabriel (2009). Alain Coumont’s Communal Table: Memories and Recipes. Brussels, Belgium: Editions Françoise Blouard. P 112-113.
- ^ Severson, Kim. "Calories do count". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/dining/29calories.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ a b Young, Lucie (6 July 2011). "Alain Coumont recipes from Languedoc, France". London: Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/8620088/Alain-Coumont-recipes-from-Languedoc-France.html.
