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After chef David Burke and restaurateur Donatella Arpaia split up last August, it seemed likely that the restaurant that shared the duo's names, davidburke & donatella, was probably not much longer for this world (at least by that name). So it comes as little surprise that, according to Burke's camp, the restaurant will become ...

For years, getting a liquor license was one of the least exciting parts of opening a restaurant. But as areas like the Lower East Side have been overrun with restaurants and bars, all that has changed. In the end, the fate of a restaurant's liquor license lies in the hands of the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA). Before it gets ...