{"id":1033,"date":"2011-10-28T23:53:59","date_gmt":"2011-10-29T06:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2017-05-23T11:53:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T18:53:33","slug":"le-pain-quotidien-grand-opening-fundraiser-to-help-end-childhood-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/?p=1033","title":{"rendered":"Le Pain Quotidien – Grand Opening Fundraiser to Help End Childhood Hunger"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a soft spot for children’s charity.\u00a0 When I heard Le Pain Quotidien was having its grand opening fundraiser for End Childhood Hunger, I was excited to attend.\u00a0 Great food for a great cause, what a winning combination!<\/p>\n

End Childhood Hunger<\/a> was founded in 2004 to advocates for greater access to existing federal programs and more nutrition education.\u00a0 The organization utilizes social media to support public and private like-minded organizations, educate the public, promote awareness, and fight for change so that nearly 17 million children\u00a0in America will not go to bed each night\u00a0facing hunger and food insecurity, not knowing if the new day will bring hope or hopelessness<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Le Pain Quotidien means ‘The Daily Bread’ in French.\u00a0 Founder and Chef\u00a0 Alain Coumont (pictured below) opened his own bakery out of his love for simple, hearty, and wholesome bread which he had a hard time finding for his cafe.\u00a0 Using quality and organic ingredients, the restaurant’s success spreads across 16 countries with 151 bakery-cafe to date.<\/p>\n

\"\"Guests were presented with Le Pain Quotidien\u2019s simple, elegant boulangerie fare featuring its renowned tartines (open-face sandwiches), desserts, and organic beverages, all set around a communal table.\u00a0 My eyes had a feast as well as my stomach!<\/p>\n

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\"\"There were so many items on the table and by served by the servers, I was too busy sampling them and just couldn’t take notes on what was what.\u00a0 So you just have to take my word for it when I say they were yummylicous!<\/p>\n

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\"\"I always love me some fresh veggies and dip.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Hibiscus Tea was very refreshing as was the lemonade (not pictured).\u00a0 There were several wines and champagne (not pictured) served as well, but again, too busy eating.\u00a0 LOL!<\/p>\n

\"\"Oh, yes dessert and sweet muffins!\u00a0 More please!<\/p>\n

\"\"The house was packed!\u00a0 So nice to see so many people supporting a good cause.<\/p>\n

\"\"It was wonderful to meet up with some great friends from our OC Joy Luck Foodie Club.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Lastly, my wonderful finance, mentor, and Photographer Extraordinaire,\u00a0 Allen Taylor, of Allen Taylor Photography<\/a> who graciously photographed these fabulous photos for my blog.\u00a0 Thanks honey!<\/p>\n

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For more information on how you can help End Childhood Hunger, visit its website – http:\/\/www.endchildhoodhunger.org<\/a>. To try some great tasting food at Le Pain Quotidien, visit its website<\/a> for a location near you.<\/p>\n

Le Pain Quotidien
\n401 Newport Center Dr
\nNewport Beach, CA 92660
\n(212) 359-9000<\/p>\n

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I have a soft spot for children’s charity.\u00a0 When I heard Le Pain Quotidien was having its grand opening fundraiser for End Childhood Hunger, I was excited to attend.\u00a0 Great food for a great cause, what a winning combination! End Childhood Hunger was founded in 2004 to advocates for greater access to existing federal programs...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"pp_embeds":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,245,68],"tags":[276,279,280,275,274,278,277],"class_list":["post-1033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-personal","category-restaurants","tag-bakery","tag-bread","tag-end-childhood-hunger","tag-fashion-island","tag-le-pain-quotidien","tag-organic","tag-tartines"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t