One of the chefs who didn't win made fried quail which he put on waffles (the waffles were made with the fruitcake).

The chef seems to be overreaching with the fried quail with vegetables and mousse of foie gras ($15.50).

Follow with a bronzed and crunchy whole fried quail ($2.75) for maximum enjoyment.

A palm-size short-rib sandwich arrived with a fried quail's egg perched atop the meat and poised to bathe it in an extra, unnecessary and wholly appreciated measure of moistness.

Simply a piece of bread topped with a fried quail's egg, a slice of chorizo and a strip of red chilli pepper.

For pane frattau, the rounds are softened in warm water and topped with tomato sauce, cheese and a fried quail's egg.

As they sat checking the whiskey, one of the old Lacy women came in from a nearby cabin with a plate of fried quail and a chunk of cornbread and some buttermilk.

Or the lean smoked salmon garnished with a fried quail's egg surrounded by fresh spinach cooked with anise, which gives the fish a cool and sassy edge.

Swoon over sardines in liquorice sauce, baccalà in brandade (salt cod pâté) and quaglie fritte (fried quail).

Then came fried quail, perfectly crisp and greaseless but far too salty.