Mark the date. Quenelle Day returns on March 15, 2026, and this year it falls on a Sunday. That is: no work, no rush, no alibis. Just you, a spoon, and something soft in the refrigerator.
If you still don’t know, you can read here how this international day came about and how the first edition went last year…
The quenelle is that smooth, oval, seemingly simple shape that transforms whatever you put on your plate into something that looks like something out of a star-studded kitchen. Ice cream, puree, mousse, butter, hummus-if it has the right texture, you can quenelle it.
The right Sunday for sharpening spoons
Let’s face it: you never try during the week. There is always something more urgent to do than perfecting the shape of the ice cream. But Sunday is different. On Sunday you have time, you have calm, and most of all you have that “I’m going to set out to do something useless but beautiful” energy that is the very essence of cooking well.
So no excuses: on March 15, get out the best spoon you have, heat the water, and get started.
Epic fail welcome (indeed, required)
Quenelle Day is not a perfection contest. You don’t need your oval to look like it was made by a Parisian chef with 20 years of experience. It needs you to try it, maybe laugh about it, and share it.
Because the quenelle that deflates, the one that looks more like a banana, the one that started well and then ended in disaster-that is the most honest quenelle of all.
How to participate
If you want to try, in this video I show you how to make a quenelle… anyway just…
- Get something soft
- Try making a quenelle
- Photograph/film the result, beautiful or disastrous doesn’t matter
- If you use instagram, check out my stories to use the template for quenelle day
- Share it with #QuenelleDay on your socials
- Tag someone you want to challenge
March 15, see you all with spoon in hand. 🥄
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