Raine Falls Mainly From A Plane: New York Reloaded

Welcome to our bakery and communal table.

In line with not being a ‘foodie’ and in line with finding amazing organic ‘feel good’ bakeries and pâtisseries, my brother took me to an organic French bakery, Le Pain Quotidien, in Battery City Park.

ADDRESS
2 River Terrace
New York, NY 10282

Le Pain Quotidien is a global chain of bakeries which has an amazing menu of mostly organic and vegan foods. It felt strange that you can still maintain such an amazing vibe and quality of produce coming from a chain, as my impression of chains are that once the second store comes alive – down goes the quality and ambiance and up goes the owners need to make money – but Le Pain Quotidien was nothing like this.

Their Philosophy:

“Whenever we can, we source organic ingredients. This way, we not only build lasting and meaningful partnerships with organic farmers, but we also ensure our ingredients are of the highest quality. It's about finding the very best, in a way that is good for all of us.

This philosophy influences every part of the way we do business, from the food we serve to the design of our stores to the materials we use. We use reclaimed wood and recycled Gypsum in construction, energy-efficient lamps, and environmentally friendly cleaning supplies and packaging.

It's good for our bodies, our communities, and our earth.”

I fell in love with it, not only because they had amazing looking goodies on display, but they resonate with everything I believe a meal should have – tasty yumminess that’s good (or not bad rather) on the environment. I love places that show how organic they are and LOVE a good vegan menu, even though I’m years away from being one.

Not only this but they have a concept of a shared communal table in each store, where there isa long wooden communal table which had been made from reclaimed wood. The concept is that friends and strangers alike will come together and break bread.

I just LOVE lazy Saturday afternoons with awesome people.

Dax and I ordered bowls of coffee and a platter of assortments (note - we limited the number of what to try because New York is literally the city of food). We got two kinds of coconut macaroons (known as Soet Gesiggies to South Africans) and an apple pear turnover. Yumminess all round.