Graze, Mount Pleasant

As their restaurant's name suggests, Graze's owners champion seasonality, freshness, and—according to a profile in the Charleston City Paper—a refusal to specialize. Instead, they encourage their chefs to apply whatever culinary techniques the season's ingredients inspire. That could mean throwing roast beets in risotto to complement buttery Atlantic salmon, or pairing grass-fed beef with wild mushrooms and a gust of fall-leaf smell. The chefs also take advantage of their farm-to-table philosophy by preparing an array of vegetarian dishes; past creations have included a green-apple-and-cauliflower soup.