In the Magazine

Gael Goes to the Port Authority; Ramsay Arrives, Presumably by Plane

• In openings, Rob and Robin give pride of place to this week’s biggie, the British superchef Gordon Ramsay’s maiden New York venture, Gordon Ramsay at the London; signal the arrival of Pera Mediterranean Brasserie, a relatively ambitious Turkish restaurant in midtown; and acknowledge a new red-sauce restaurant, Dean’s Family Style Restaurant and Pizzeria (801 Second Ave., nr. 43rd St.; 212-878-9600).
New York Restaurant Openings and Buzz

• Gael Greene goes to Metro Marché at the Port Authority and gives what has to be the best review ever received by a restaurant in a bus station: “Amazingly good brasserie dishes at astonishingly gentle prices.”
Insatiable Critic

• Given that so much restaurant profit comes from the bar, you have to wonder why it took so long for restaurants to attach lounges. Rob and Robin look at four new ones: the Greek Kava Lounge, EN Shochu Bar (Japanese), and the eclectic Monday Room and Wined Up wine bars. All open over the next couple of weeks.
Rooms With Booze

Gael Goes to the Port Authority; Ramsay Arrives, Presumably by Plane