Proof

Proof Menu

(515) 244-0655
1301 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
$$$$$

Antipasti


Beet Root Salad
$11.00
Orange, frisee, endive, radish, blue cheese, passion fruit.
Proof Arancini
$13.00
Tomato brodo, parsnip puree, pecorino.
Baked Cacciocavallo
$12.00
Honey, pepperoncini, crusty bread.
Roasted Bone Marrow
$17.00
Parsley caper salad, red onion conserve, crusty bread.
Octopus
15.00
Smoked bone marrow, gnocchi, Calabrian peppers, salsa verde, pickled onion, black garlic aioli.

$Formaggio


Green Hill
$5.00
Pasteurized cow's.
Prairie Breeze Cheddar
$5.00
Pasteurized cow's milk, aged 9 months.
Little Boy Blue
$5.00
Creamy, sweet fresh.
Chewy Crystals, Slight
$5.00
Chewy crystals, slight.
Harvest Moon
$5.00
Raw cow's milk, aged 4-6.
Petit Nuage
5.00
Pasteurized sheep's milk.

$Salumi


Bresoala
$5.00
Red wine marinated, dry-cured beef round.
Prosciutto Americano
$5.00
A favorite across the country, made here in Iowa.
Salami di Varzi
$5.00
Old style of uncured salami from lombardy.
Nduja Americana
$5.00
Cured 9-12 months.
Finocchiona
5.00
Traditional Italian salumi.

$Cicchetti


Scallop Cruda
$6.00
Passionfruit, dark chocolate, vanilla-blood orange olive oil
Marcona Almonds
$7.00
Rosemary and salt.
Olives
$4.00
Marinated with rosemary, orange and chilis.
Roasted Cauliflower
$3.00
Feta crema, lime, redand green onion, baharat.
Rooster Ridge Egg
4.00
White rice vellutato, mushrooms and herb oil.

$Contorni


Broccolini
$8.00
30 month Parmigiano-reggiano.
Brussels Sprouts
6.00
Chili, garlic, garum, almonds.

$Primo Piatti


Gnocchi
$25.00
Sage butter, 30 month Parmigiano reggiano.
Pappardelle
15.00
Bolognese, 30 month Parmigiano reggiano.

$Secondo Piatti


Roasted Eggplant
$25.00
Melted cacciocavallo, peperonata, mushrooms, yeasted polenta, pickled onion, vegetable jus.
Spanish Pork Loin
$26.00
Broccolini, stuffed onions, eggplant croquettes, parsley-caper salad, saffron-aioli.
Iowa Premier Ribeye
41.00
Dry-rubbed, searedand finished with scotchand red wine, rosemary roasted potatoes, onion agrodolce, salsa verde, topped with pine nut soffrito.

$Featured Items


Conserve Jars
$2.00
Mostarda, conserve, salsas, ask your server for today's selection.
Crackers
$2.00
Housemade with cracked pepper.
Pickle Jars
$2.00
Pickled vegetables.
Panelle
$3.00
Gluten-free. Housemade chickpea crackers.
Table Bread
$3.00

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