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Chef’s Tasting Menu at Table 128 – Saturday, December 13, 2025 | Des Moines Dinner Experience

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Chef’s Tasting Menu at Table 128

A Three-Course Seasonal Dinner with Optional Wine Pairings — Saturday, December 13, 2025

Every Saturday, Chef Lynn and the culinary team create a one-night-only tasting menu that celebrates the season and the ingredients inspiring our kitchen right now. These menus are never repeated — each week reflects a new moment, a new idea, and a new expression of winter cooking.

This week’s tasting brings together brightness, balance, and warmth. We begin with beets and burrata layered over spiced carrot purée, finished with mustard vinaigrette, pickled mustard, dill, and hazelnuts. The second course features seared ahi tuna paired with sweet potato purée, vanilla gastrique, sesame, mango, and roe — a dish that blends richness with freshness.

For dessert, we’re finishing with a winter flatbread: caramelized apples, toasted walnuts, rosemary, honey, and crumbled citrus feta — sweet, savory, and grounded in the flavors of the season.

Optional wine pairings are available to complement each course.

The Menu

First Course
Beets & Burrata — Spiced carrot purée, roasted beets, mustard vinaigrette, pickled mustard, dill & hazelnuts
Optional Wine Pairing: Illahe | “Cuvée Miette” Pinot Noir | Willamette Valley, US | 2023

Second Course
Seared Tuna — Ahi tuna, sweet potato purée, vanilla gastrique, sesame, mango & roe
Optional Wine Pairing: Zuccardi Q | Malbec | Valle de Uco, Mendoza, AR | 2023

Third Course
Winter Flatbread — Caramelized apples, toasted walnuts, rosemary, honey, crumbled citrus feta
Optional Wine Pairing: Raptor Ridge | Brut Rosé | Willamette Valley, US | 2019

Event Details

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Time: Available from 5 pm until sold out
Pricing: $58 per person; $91 with beverage pairings
Reservations: Recommended but not required.
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From the Table 128 Team

Each tasting menu tells a new story of the season — from the earthiness of beets and hazelnuts to the brightness of citrus and honey, to the warmth of sweet potato and caramelized apples. These dishes were written for early winter: comforting yet vibrant, familiar yet layered with flavor.

We’d be honored to cook for you this Saturday. Bring someone you love, settle in, and let us take care of the rest.

What is the Chef’s Tasting Menu?
Our Chef’s Tasting Menu is completely optional and offered in addition to our regular à la carte dinner menu. Guests may choose the three-course tasting (with or without wine pairings) or order from the standard Table 128 menu — it’s entirely up to you.

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