Six Mile Post

Inside March 9, 2004's Issue

-Features-

A feast for the senses

The Joy Of Not Cooking
By Daniel Klimek
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Staff Writer

Daniel Klimek. The first thing that comes to mind when you see the word �fast food� is without a doubt a burger joint: greasy, fatty food with little or no texture or taste contrast, rammed down the throat with a super-size sugar rush.

Well, Panera Bread Company is here to tell you that your quick meal doesn't have to be like that at all. Newly opened in the River Bend Shopping Center in Rome, Panera is a great example of good food fast.

Panera offers a vast selection of delicious sandwiches on fresh baked bread, hearty soups in their famous sourdough bread bowls and tasty and satisfying salads.

If you find that everything looks too good to choose, Panera offers a �you pick two� option, where you can choose from a variety of half-sandwiches, soups and salads for around six dollars.

A prime example of that combination would be half a Smokehouse Turkey Panini, an earthy combination of smoked turkey breast, smoked cheddar cheese and smokehouse bacon with a dried tomato-ale mustard grilled on Panera's special Artisan Three-Cheese Bread, served with a bowl of French onion soup: a flavorful soup made with sweet onions�caramelized and simmered in beef broth.

A trip to Panera would simply not be complete without some fresh baked goods. You can purchase rounds of sourdough, flats of herbed focaccia and baguettes of crusty French bread.

Panera provides a feast for the senses. The restaurant's warm d�cor and fireplace comfort the eye, the scent of bread and coffee call to you from the moment you enter and the tastes leave you feeling satisfied.

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