Restaurant operators are finding new ways to move forward in an industry already running on slim margins. John Davidson The counter at Birdie's in Austin. Watching owner Brooks Headley pour olive oil ...

To get beef tartare or snapper at Birdie’s, don’t expect a server to approach your table. You’ve got to make the first move by ordering at the counter and paying for your meal, tip included, before ...

It's no secret that there are extraordinary restaurants here, among them some of the best in the world, where reservations must be made weeks and months in advance to assure a table (unless, of course ...

As St. Paul heads down the path of passing a $15 minimum wage, it’s likely that restaurants, especially new ones, are going to look hard at the counter-service model. It requires fewer employees, ...

Gruyère, dried cranberries, fried eggs, apricot sauce and ginger-soy glaze are not ingredients you’d usually associate with a hamburger. But then again, this is not your usual burger joint. Which is ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin's rising cost of living continues to force local business owners to make tough decisions. On Thursday, vegan restaurant Counter Culture announced it will close at the end of the ...

Restaurant operators are finding new ways to move forward in an industry already running on slim margins. Watching owner Brooks Headley pour olive oil in the kitchen of Superiority Burger in New York, ...