Chef Tony Zervas, the owner of Long Beach’s Bouchees, unexpectedly left his business yesterday, so the building’s landlord took over. In only a few hours, John Morris resuscitated the site’s former sports bar concept Smooth’s, which opened at 4:00 P.M. last night. While Smooth’s returns with a short menu of burgers, pizzas, buffalo wings, and salads, Zervas, who relocated Bouchees from Long Beach Blvd., has not announced plans for a rebirth. [Contra Costa Times]