Proof Positive

Tom Sietsema

September 23, 2007

There are abundant reasons to visit Proof, the latest restaurant to support Penn Quarter's standing as Washington's most diverting dining destination. Exhibit A is found in your wineglass. More

Where to Go Next

Amanda McClements

November 2007

Champagne trolleys roll up table-side at this new Penn Quarter spot from first-time restaurateur and longtime wine collector Mark Kuller. Chef Haidar Karoum prepares terrific dishes like hamachi with Hawaiian red salt and green papaya, and glazed sablefish with miso emulsion, but what's really exciting is the wine list, overseen by sommelier Sebastian Zutant (note the vertical vintages of California cult wines, like Screaming Eagle).

Proof in the Pudding

David Hagedorn

January/February 2008

“Wow! These matches are really cool!” a friend of mine said as we entered Proof one evening. That was just the beginning. Before Proof opened last year, I wrote a piece for Flyer wondering whether its owner, Mark Kuller, a tax attorney with a dream but no restaurant experience, could make a go of it. He could, and he has. I love this place, and apparently everyone else in town does, too; it’s hard to get in. More

Grape Nuts

Tom Sietsema

February 1, 2008

America's love affair with wine grows stronger every year. According to the most recent edition of The U.S. Wine Market: Impact Databank Review and Forecast, consumers knocked back a record 304 million (9-liter) cases, a 4 percent gain over 2006. This surpasses the amount of vino drunk by Italians, and the U.S. is poised to out-sip France (France!) as the globe's largest wine market in the next seven years. More

Eating Well

Northwest Airlines World Traveler

November 1, 2007

Colorful descriptions are bound to accompany libations at the refreshingly unpretentious wine-centric dining spot Proof. The most happening venue in the city's most happening neighborhood, the Penn Quarter eatery features a spectacular 900-bottle wine list and a staff capable of guiding you through it. More

A D.C. Wine Bar Creates a Buzz

Sarah Pascarella

August 7, 2007

Washington D.C. isn't known for happening nightlife, but you'd never know it from the happy faces we saw packed into Proof, a new wine bar and restaurant that opened in the Penn Quarter earlier this week. Gourmands can gorge themselves on Mediterranean dishes like carpaccio, tartare, crudo, and artisanal cheeses while oenophiles can choose from a staggering selection of vintages. More

2008 Jetset Guide

This earthy urban restaurant and wine bar adds a hint of homeyness to the otherwise glittering showoffs that surround it in the Penn Quarter neighborhood. Chatty friends slip into grommeted leather booths beneath hammered copper mirrors. The humming scene get even buzzier after a few glasses from the traveling champagne trolley. Make friends with the sassy sommelier and save room for the cheese tray. More

Proof convinces with fine dining, magical scenery Penn Quarter is trending up

Corinna Lothar

October 4, 2007

The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and the pudding at Proof is fine. Proof, the restaurant, is a new addition to Washington's trendy Penn Quarter, and there really is a pudding: sticky toffee, perhaps not quite as sticky as the Australian or British original, but nevertheless delicious with a smudge of toffee-caramel sauce beneath a small round of cake topped with cool ginger ice cream. More

For Proof's presence at Zagat, click here