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Chef’s Tasting Menu at Table 128 – Saturday, August 23 | 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, August 23, 2025

Every Saturday at Table 128, we invite guests to experience a one-night-only tasting menu that celebrates the flavors of the season.

This week’s menu leans into late-summer comfort and warmth — crisp lettuce with smoky blue cheese, hearty pork layered with seasonal succotash, and a decadent, rum-soaked dessert. We begin with a playful take on the wedge, built with little gem lettuce, smoky blue and buttermilk dressing, crispy pork belly, haricot vert, heirloom tomato, and crunchy shallot. The main course brings a bone-in pork chop paired with okra, sweet corn, and lima bean succotash, lifted with Dijon vinaigrette and scallion oil. To finish, we’ll serve a spiced rum cake with crushed pecans, grilled peaches, and crème fraîche Chantilly — a finale that’s both indulgent and summery.

Optional wine pairings have been chosen to complement each course, from a crisp Finger Lakes Riesling to a layered Rhône blend, ending with a nutty, barrel-aged Madeira.

The dinner is $58 per person, with optional wine pairings for a total of $91. Reservations are recommended, though walk-ins are welcome as space allows.

The Menu:

First Course:
summer wedge – little gem lettuce, smoky blue & buttermilk dressing, pork belly, heirloom tomato, haricot vert, crispy shallot
Optional Wine Pairing: Dr. Konstantin Frank | Dry Riesling | Finger Lakes, NY | 2023

Second Course:
pork chop – bone-in pork chop, okra, sweet corn & lima bean succotash, Dijon vinaigrette, scallion oil
Optional Wine Pairing: Estezargues | Dom. Les Genestas “Signargues” | grenache blend | Côtes du Rhône Villages, FR | 2023

Third Course:
rum cake – spiced rum, crushed pecans, crème fraîche Chantilly, grilled peaches
Optional Wine Pairing: Saveiro | Tinta Negra Reserva 5 Year, Chestnut Cask | Madeira | Portugal

Event Details

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025
Time: Available from 5 pm until sold out
Pricing: $58 per person; $91 with beverage pairings
Reservations: Recommended but not required. Reserve a table here: www.exploretock.com/table128/experience/110281/dining-room-reservation?date=2025-08-23&size=2&time=12%3A00

From Chef Lynn Pritchard —

The Chef’s Tasting Menu is our weekly love letter to the season — a way to capture fleeting flavors and turn them into a shared experience.

This Saturday, we’re leaning into the richness of late summer. From the smoky crunch of a reimagined wedge salad, to a hearty pork chop with market-fresh vegetables, and finally, a rum cake kissed with grilled peaches, each dish is crafted to linger on the palate and in memory.

We cook these menus to create connection — between the plate and the season, the kitchen and the table, the guest and the experience.

We hope you’ll join us this weekend.

— Chef Lynn and the Table 128 Team

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