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BYOB: Treat
The spot: While showering your loved one with affection on Valentine’s Day is expected, you should really treat your sweetheart like a king or queen every day of the year. A good place to start is Treat, the delightful and sometimes overlooked eatery on the border of Humboldt Park and Logan Square. Chef-owner Tamiz Haiderali describes the cuisine as “contemporary American with Mediterranean and Indian flavors.” The seasonally changing menu always serves the perennially popular chicken tikka masala ($12.95), and Haiderali says he can barely keep up with the daily demand for the lamb burger ($8.95 with a side). Art lovers will dig the works by local artists (all for sale), which rotate on and off the bright yellow walls monthly. Neighborhood diners enjoy the outdoor patio in the summer and live jazz in the casual indoor space on Thursday nights.
The bottle: Plan ahead the day before you dine at Treat by placing a call to Logan Square’s Provenance Food and Wine. Owner Tracy Kellner is familiar with Treat’s menu and is happy to make wine recommendations. Provenance will even deliver the bottle to Treat for you at no charge (with a $15 minimum order). Kellner suggests the 2006 Brandborg Or Blanc, a dry blend of riesling, gewurztraminer and pinot gris ($15) as a match for Treat’s spicier dishes. She says the 2004 Kana Barbera from Horse Heaven Hills, Wash., ($16) is an excellent red to drink with the Moroccan lamb shank prepared with preserved lemon and saffron oil ($16.95). If you make your plans at the last minute, don’t fret. Foremost Liquor (3301 W. North Ave. 773-772-2200) is just around the corner from Treat. Pick up a bottle of Moet & Chandon champagne ($15.99) to make your own mimosas at Treat’s weekend brunch. Orange juice is $1.50.
-- Emily Hiser Lobdell is a Metromix special contributor. metromix@tribune.com
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