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From Paris and Nancy to London and Edinburgh, here are the best places to get your fix of quiche lorraine
MAISON VEROT, PARIS Winner of the 2023 World Quiche Championships, the version at Maison Verot contains not only cheese and bacon, but ham too — perhaps unsurprisingly given this six-strong mini-chain is one of the French capital’s best-known charcuteries. They pride themselves on their local and ethical sourcing: the antibiotic-free pork comes from a carbon-neutral, welfare-certified farm in the Perche region, and the flour from the Moulins de Versailles.
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BOULANGERIE GOURMANDISE DE LA SEILLE, NOMENY Julien Pitoy, who won second place for his galette de rois in 2022, and third for his quiche in 2021, finally scooped the top prize for the best quiche lorraine at last summer’s local trade fair in Nancy, judged by members of the
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Brotherhood of the Quiche Lorraine. He credited the quality of his ingredients — butter shortcrust, well-fatted lardons — for his success. Little wonder there’s often a queue for his creations outside this little village bakery. 1 Quai Émile Benoît, Nomeny
MAISON GWIZDAK, NANCY This 19th-century artisan bakery in the heart of Nancy’s old town is so famous for its quiche that owner (and baker) Fabrice Gwizdak was asked to share his secrets on national TV in 2017, cooking up a quiche in front of a crowd in the middle of Place Stanislas. He believes the key to success is generous helpings of bacon — ‘not little pieces of chewing gum’ — fried to golden brown, plus a soft, creamy custard flavoured with salt, pepper and a little nutmeg.
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LES PIEDS SOUS LA TABLE, PARIS You’ll probably have queue for your lunchtime quiche at this little deli, close to the Jardin du Luxembourg — but it’ll be well worth it, and not just because the slices are hearty enough to dispel any notions of quiche as diet food. Several varieties are on offer daily, changing with the season, but the lorraine, with comté cheese and smoked and unsmoked bacon, is a perennial favourite.
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MAISON PUGET, LONDON A little piece of France in Notting Hill, Maison Puget produces a quiche lorraine that picked up a Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Award in 2023 for its buttery pastry and generous filling of lardons, emmental, eggs and cream. The bakery also won best baguette and
best speciality bread in London competitions last year, and was a finalist in the inaugural best croissant contest, so bring a big bag.
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L’ANGÉLOU, EDINBURGH The slightly suburban location, next to a pizza place and opposite a doctor’s sugery, might be a surprising spot for one of Edinburgh’s finest French bakeries, but locals rave about the baguettes, croissants and quiches turned out by the young French couple in the kitchen. The last are available in various sizes and flavours, including lorraine — controversially featuring cheddar.
angeloupatisserie.com
CAFE DU CHAT NOIR, CARDIFF At this tiny Roath cafe, front of house Dorothee
Henry may hail from the Loire Valley, but chef Stuart Bolter-Shone is a local boy who taught himself to cook French comfort food after customers began asking Dorothee for a taste of her homeland. His deep-filled quiche lorraine, according to one diner, elevates that dish ‘to an art form’.
cafeduchatnoir.com
LE DELI ROBUCHON, LONDON Better known in recent months for their viral cube- shaped croissants, the two London outposts of the late great Joël Robuchon’s deli turn out a small but perfectly formed quiche lorraine. The man once named Chef of the Century by France’s influential Gault & Millau restaurant guide rejected cheese as a ‘Parisian’ addition, so you won’t find any in this wobbly little number; just deliciously rich, salty pork.
robuchonlondon.co.uk
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