The Democrat & Chronicle has a wonderful website called Flavors of Rochester (www.flavorsofrochester.com). The website provides valuable, useful a...
Impact of Finger Lakes businesses on the New York economy
In 1976, the NYSLA passed the Farm Winery Act, which allowed NY grape growers to operate small wineries. Since then, the Finger Lakes Region has sprou...
Buying a restaurant in New York
If you are looking to purchase a restaurant in New York, you have two options: (1) buy the sellers’ ownership shares; or (2) buy the seller’s asse...
Reality shows offer helpful hints for your bar or restaurant
Spike TV has a show called “Bar Rescue” (Time Warner Channel 27) and Food Network has a show with celebrity chef Robert Irvine called “Restauran...
BYOB alternative: Bottle Club License
One of our clients has a business that is not primarily food and beverage oriented, nor is it a traditional sports or theatrical entertainment venue. ...
Personal use of alcohol purchased by a licensed premises
In my liquor license practice, rarely does a client not ask about using the alcohol stock for personal use. The feeling is that as the owner of the bu...
NYS tax credit for microbreweries
A ruling in March 2012 concerning Massachusetts-based Shelton Brothers resulted in a huge change in New York State Liquor Authority policy that negati...
ABC Law change for alcohol sale to minors
The New York State Liquor Authority has announced a change to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors a...
Using Groupon with a liquor license
Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website that provides discounts on goods and services in local markets. If a certain number of people sign up for the dea...
Municipal notification changes
In recent months, the SLA has made significant changes to the municipal notification requirements. The notification is the 30-day notice given to the ...