Proof Restaurant

"Proof, a restaurant known for its unique offerings, was one of the closures that hit the local dining community hard this year." - Gabe Hiatt

"The wine-driven American restaurant that became a fixture on 'best of' lists from D.C. critics over the past decade, poured its last glass in February. Owner Jason Kuller could not re-negotiate a lease to keep the Penn Quarter stalwart in its current location. Proof was the first restaurant founded by Kuller’s brother, Mark Kuller, a former tax attorney who opened a string of hits on the D.C. dining scene before he died in 2014. After Mark Kuller opened Proof in 2007, the family’s restaurant group grew to include Estadio, Doi Moi, and the former 2 Birds 1 Stone cocktail bar on 14th Street NW. Max Kuller, Mark Kuller’s son, split from the group last September, taking Estadio with him." - Tierney Plumb

"All weekend, the Penn Quarter mainstay will offer 50 percent off select women-made wines off its “Women Rock Wine!” menu with a $16 “Amelia Earhart” flight featuring four women-made wines. Proof will also be open for a special Saturday lunch from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. to feed march attendees." - Tierney Plumb