When his high-profile Brooklyn restaurant closed, Rikki Giambruno knew the time was right to move back to his home state of Minnesota and open his own place. This summer, Hyacinth (hyacinthstpaul.com) — an ode to his personal history — will take over the space of the former specialty shop Golden Fig (790 Grand Av., St. Paul). Golden Fig (goldenfig.com), meanwhile, has moved next door to a larger space and will debut a new small menu of espresso drinks this summer.

“I want to create an intimate, homey-feeling restaurant serving food inspired by Mediterranean and Italian cuisines,” Giambruno said. “That’s my heritage.” Giambruno grew up in a Sicilian-American family in Victoria, and has been cooking in New York for the better part of a decade after going to culinary school there. Most recently, he worked his way up to executive chef at the lauded Franny’s, a neighborhood eatery and pizzeria in Brooklyn. When the restaurant closed, Giambruno decided to move back.