QUICHE

Quiche — real men eat it, and they can be glad they do thanks to some fine local renditions. The Hookah Café bubbles up a version with tomatoes, sautéed spinach and goat cheese in a phyllo pastry cup. The quiche of the day is always a good bet at the Marigny's Café Rose Nicaud, which has both vegetarian and carnivorous options including a salmon quiche. Whole Foods Market prepares a deep-dish quiche worthy of a Chicago pizza, with fillings including wild mushroom and spinach, leek with goat cheese or the classic Lorraine, which blends cheese, bacon and seasonings. La Madeleine's French specialties include quiche Lorraine (eggs with ham, bacon and Swiss cheese in a pastry shell) and the quiche Florentine (spinach and Swiss in pastry shell).