This week's top dish from Eater NY, Curbed's restaurant, bar, and nightlife blog?
1) Everywhere: Good news for lovers of soda/pop/cola/sugar-coma-inducing-beverages?Bloomberg's ban on massive sodas was overturned.
2) New York City: A handful of restaurants were forced to permanently shut down because of Sandy, and dozens more are still trying to reopen.
3) Chelsea: Chef/restaurateur Melissa Muller Daka opened a new casual Italian eatery on Ninth Avenue called Pastai.
4) Midtown: The 75-year-old Stage Deli closed its doors last year, and now a "top-class" Irish pub will be taking over its space.
· Eater NY [ny.eater]