Since settling down in North Center, bakery and cafe Au Levain has expanded its robust pastry menu to include breakfast ...

On any given Sunday, you’ll find me in a line of people on Lincoln Avenue waiting to pick up my weekly dark chocolate treat from a walk-up window. Inevitably, a passerby will stop, eye the line, and ...

On any morning, Au Levain is full of coffee-sipping couples, people grabbing a pre-work pastry, or parents on crumb control duty as their toddler rips into a pain au chocolat. It’s busy for good ...

Most days you’ll find Angel Chavez crafting perfect renditions of French classics like crème brûlée at Bistro Campagne, where he’s the head pastry chef. But two days a week, he’s running Au Levain, a ...

The late chef Michael Altenberg gave Angel Chavez his first restaurant job, running French classics like soupe à l’oignon and moules meunières from the kitchen to the dining room at Lincoln Square’s ...

Levain Bakery cookies have become famous for their trademark shape and size, but how do they all appear the same? The answer ...

After starting the year beleaguered by protests and trash pileups, Paris is celebrating some good news: the city has announced its best baguette of the year. Au Levain des Pyrénées boulangerie and ...

If you are what you eat, I'm a loaf of Acme pain au levain (French for sourdough), made with natural sourdough starter and a blend of white and whole wheat. Even if you've never bought a loaf, you may ...