Examples of vol-au-vent in a Sentence
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Follow with escargots en vol-au-vent, gnocchi à la Parisienne and boeuf bourguignon.
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Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Classic French dishes Carême pioneered included vol-au-vent, filling a puff pastry with savory foods, and tournedos Rossini, a French steak topped with foie gras.
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Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
There’s a buzzy Monday night vibe and an open kitchen dishing up a menu of Belgian classics such as vol-au-vents and steak au poivre.
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Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2025
Henri loudly praised my mother’s vol-au-vents, my father’s wine selection, the house, the furniture, our car, and the Japanese maple out front; Marie-Céleste nodded and smiled.
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Lucy Sante,
The New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2023
Recent menus included lunches of free-range guinea fowl with corn polenta and marinated carrots and dinners of lobster vol-au-vent with white pudding and spinach.
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Marianna Cerini,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Nov. 2023
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Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Classic French dishes Carême pioneered included vol-au-vent, filling a puff pastry with savory foods, and tournedos Rossini, a French steak topped with foie gras.
—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
There’s a buzzy Monday night vibe and an open kitchen dishing up a menu of Belgian classics such as vol-au-vents and steak au poivre.
—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2025
Henri loudly praised my mother’s vol-au-vents, my father’s wine selection, the house, the furniture, our car, and the Japanese maple out front; Marie-Céleste nodded and smiled.
—
Lucy Sante,
The New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2023
Recent menus included lunches of free-range guinea fowl with corn polenta and marinated carrots and dinners of lobster vol-au-vent with white pudding and spinach.
—
Marianna Cerini,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Nov. 2023
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“Vol-au-vent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vol-au-vent. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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