# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Da3PiU5F7wh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67965804-dmregister-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-16T18:04:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

## Caption

Café Madeleine — the downtown Des Moines tasting-menu restaurant led by French Master Chef David Baruthio — has closed. In its place comes Cuvée, a Champagne lounge and tapas bar owned by Anthony Wolvers, Baruthio’s former sommelier, and his fiancée, Angela Wakely.

Cuvée will feature a Champagne-forward menu, European-style small plates, and a more social, lounge-driven atmosphere. Karston Ausborn, who cooked beside Baruthio in Café Madeleine’s open kitchen, will lead the culinary program.

Paper covers the windows as the space undergoes a renovation to feel more like a posh Champagne lounge.

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