Le Pain Quotidien
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Le Pain Quotidien, also known as Het Dagelijks Brood in Belgium, is a chain of internationally franchised Belgian bakeries and restaurants. The company was founded by Belgian chef Alain Coumont. Le Pain Quotidien is French for "Daily Bread".
[edit] Layout
The centerpiece of all Le Pain Quotidien restaurants and bakeries are large communal tables. 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 called pain au levain.
[edit] Locations
Le Pain Quotidien is based in Belgium. It currently has restaurants throughout Belgium, as well as France, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.
Le Pain Quotidien has approximately 28 stores in the United States, all located in New York City, Los Angeles, Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C.
Most recently, new stores have opened in Sydney, Australia, Alexandria, Virginia, Bethesda, Maryland and Toronto, Canada.
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