We stopped in to Le Pain Quotidien for lunch while strolling through Olde Town Alexandria on a Saturday afternoon.  We all ordered tartines.  I had an interesting combination of prosciutto with pesto, fresh mozzarella, and sun dried tomatoes.  It was quite good and a perfect light lunch.  We also tried the chocolate chip cookies and the lemon tart and no one was disappointed with those.  The restaurant is organic which makes it a soda free zone – Thank God.  The bread is baked fresh daily and is amazing.  It was nice sitting at the communal table because it felt more like someone’s home than a restaurant. 

Check out their website:

http://www.lepainquotidien.com/