Boston will get a little je ne sais quoi for breakfast and lunch come spring, when the French bakery chain Paul — with roots in the 19th century — is scheduled to open at Downtown Crossing, one of four shops it plans for the area next year.
Paul, which has nearly 600 locations in 29 countries, says its “products and shops exude a French way of life.” In 2011, the chain opened its first US bakeries in Washington, D.C., and later expanded to Miami. Boston will become the third US city on the menu.
At a groundbreaking ceremony for the One Boston Place location Friday morning, Paul USA chief executive Philippe Sanchez gave Mayor Thomas M. Menino a special loaf of bread inscribed with Menino’s name. From the mayor’s reaction, it seemed apparent the loaf would not have a long shelf life.
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