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.

Le Petit Pain in Lantana, run by Gaelle and Thomas Tcherniavsky, a gorgeous, elegant young Parisian couple, turns out a French baguette ($2.25 for a long, thin loaf) unrivaled in all details: a ...