THE RECIPE: Petits Pains au Chocolat Bon Appetit, April 2004 You don't have to live around the the corner from a Parisian boulangerie to get a hold of freshly baked pain au chocolat.

The aroma. The sizzle. The smoke. The smell of a grilled steak is one of the most enticing and irresistible temptations on earth. The taste of a properly grilled steak is just a primal pleasure.

At first, Le Petit Pain was just going to be a bakery, but I built a world around it. I thought the neighborhood needed a one-stop shop for quality products, so in addition to our freshly baked ...

Shaped pain au chocolat can be frozen at the end of step 2. Freeze on baking sheet, uncovered, until hard, about 2 hours, and transfer to a ziplock plastic bag.