Sage

News & Observer food critic Greg Cox says: The menu is strictly vegetarian with an emphasis on organic produce at this charming little Chapel Hill eatery, but you don't have to be a vegetarian to enjoy it. Eggplant paradise and Persian pomegranate stew, variations on dishes of the owner's native Iran, are stellar. Salads, from a simple house salad with creamy dill to a downright lavish tropical salad, are also first-rate. Don't miss the tiramisu.