It's a debate that has divided France for centuries - what is the name of the chocolate-filled breakfast pastry?

Wherever the colonial French landed, they left behind one amazing tradition: The chocolate croissant is to breakfast as an inside-the-park home run is to baseball--a uniquely sweet experience.

Sophie Vandecasteele, a French pastry chef and passionate cook, will open her new Sophistiqué - French Bakery at 7 a.m ... croissants, pain au chocolat, and brioches, along with French pastries ...