James Beard finalist Jorge Guzman (Gamma Tau/Drake 2002), the opening chef for the Surly destination brewery, is set to open a new restaurant in the former Blackbird Cafe space on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis.

The new restaurant, called Petite Leon, is the first project for a new restaurant group that consists of chef and proprietor Ben Rients (Lyn 65, Centro, Popol Vuh), Barman Travis Serbus (most recently of Meteor Bar), chef Dan Manosack (Blackbird, Lyn 65) and Guzman.

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