Craig Chapman is entirely out of the Chappy's Louisiana Kitchen project (247 Central Ave., St. Petersburg) since some unpleasantness in September. Investors Jim Connell, the Hamiltons and the Cerutis have taken over full ownership and Michelle Reeves is manager of the restaurant. Reeves says the menu remains the same at Chappy's, with less emphasis on the Cajun/Creole dishes.

Meanwhile, the former Bonefish Grill space on 4th Street (5901 Fourth St. N.), which has been empty for the past several months and was slated to become Chappy’s Martini Bar and Grill, will open as Gigi's Italian Restaurant around December 15. This will be a fourth location for the S. Pasadena-based restaurant group owned by the Newberne family.