Milkjam owners buy Young Joni building in Minneapolis

For about two years Sameh Wadi, chef and co-owner of World Street Kitchen and Milkjam Creamery, has been looking for the perfect place to revive Saffron, his first restaurant.

It appears that he’s finally found a home for it: the former Young Joni space in Northeast Minneapolis.

An entity managed by Wadi’s brother and business partner, Saed, purchased the building at 157 13th Ave. NE and an adjacent parcel for $2.6 million in mid-December, according to a property record filed with the Minnesota Department of Revenue…

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