: a poached oval dumpling of pureed forcemeat (as of pike) often served in a cream sauce
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The menu leans into elevated French classics: pike quenelles in lobster sauce, veal sweetbreads, lamb chops, and desserts that always land just right.
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Molly Barstein, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
In one dish, a healthy quenelle of caviar is perched upon an impossibly light dashi meringue shaped like a fish.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
The dish was a two-part affair: on one side was a ceramic bowl filled with exceedingly fresh yellowtail, topped with a ginger sabayon and a generous quenelle of caviar.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Small plates like oysters Rockefeller and crispy chicken liver pâté quenelle are also available.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Molly Barstein, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
In one dish, a healthy quenelle of caviar is perched upon an impossibly light dashi meringue shaped like a fish.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
The dish was a two-part affair: on one side was a ceramic bowl filled with exceedingly fresh yellowtail, topped with a ginger sabayon and a generous quenelle of caviar.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Small plates like oysters Rockefeller and crispy chicken liver pâté quenelle are also available.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Quenelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quenelle. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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