Ballarin, Inc. v. Licensing Board

For some diners, consuming an appetizer of duck liver páté, rolled in pistachio, and served with lingonberry coulis and garlic pita points, followed by an entrée of venison au poivre, finished with a dessert of chestnut mousse gateau with apricot glacé, is still more rapturous if preceded by a dry martini or ended with a cognac. To satisfy that want, Ballarin, Inc., which operates The Hungry I restaurant (Hungry I) at 7IV2 Charles Street at the foot of Beacon Hill in Boston, applied in 1995 to the licensing board for the city of Boston (licensing board or board) for a seven-day all-alcoholic…