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Rinata is Italian for reborn, which makes it a fitting name for the new trattoria at 2451 Hennepin Ave. in Uptown. When the last Giorgio's closed at that location this summer, it felt like the end of an era.
The first thing we see when we set foot inside Giorgo's on Hennepin - for the first time in years - is a blackboard offering a free bottle of wine to any table that spends at least $30. It's billed as a celebration of the restaurant's 17 years in business, and with it is a flyer showing owner Giorgio Cherubini as he looked 17 years ago - or maybe more like 30 years ago. In the photo, he looks a little like Fabio, studly with long dark hair, but the caption is what captures Carol's attention: it says, "Ahh...to be young and free