Chef Sam Hart Is Making Every Minute Count at Counter- in Charlotte

Chef Sam Hart is no stranger to anxiety. Yet they find comfort in the tick tick tick of a clock with a looming deadline—so much so, that they made it the centerpiece of their Charlotte, N.C., restaurant. Hart opened Counter- with a finite closing date in mind, and the staff has been happily counting down ever since. The notion of making the most of the minutes left has been...