Many speakeasies don't have restaurant licenses; the authorities look the other way.
The number of restaurant licenses increased from 3,291 in November 2002 to 3,323 in October of 2003.
Accusations of false documents in pursuit of restaurant licenses are at the heart of two simmering disputes in the Village.
They have hired a consultant to help overhaul the permitting process, and are considering creating a single restaurant license that would consolidate and replace all the others.
Unknown to Ms. Ferraro at the time, her father had repeated trouble with the state liquor authorities and ultimately lost his restaurant license.
County health inspectors shut her down, however, telling Julie and her mother, Maria Fife, that they needed a temporary restaurant license, which costs $120.
And the power of the Orthodox rabbinate, which regulates aspects of daily life from funerals to restaurant licenses, makes many Israelis wonder if a secular culture truly exists.
(Can you procure a restaurant license without a pizza oven these days?) A recent special pie — clams, mint, parsley, and chilies — was easily outdone by a wintrier option, with kale, ricotta, tomato sauce, and sausage.
Guests can't just turn up, because Bates doesn't have a restaurant license, but places are being booked a month in advance due to demand, and with just a catering license and minimal overheads, along with room for up to 44 diners in their current home, Bates can at least start experimenting with ingredients and costs as a dry run before he eventually starts his own restaurant.
