These words recently greeted me from a chalkboard sign at a bar a few blocks away from my apartment. The sheer cheekiness nearly knocked me over. If I’d been about to enter that bar, I might ...

On July 8, chef Gilbert Langlois closed the doors of his North Center restaurant, Chalkboard ... has reopened the restaurant as Homegrown Cafe (4343 N. Lincoln Ave. 773-477-7144) which serves ...

Chalkboard chef/owner Gilbert Langlois has announced that the revered home style restaurant has closed. But in its place will come its successor, Homegrown Cafe, which Langlois is also running.