Recent announcements of high-profile restaurant closures, like Young Joni in Minneapolis and Saint Dinette in St. Paul, often come as a surprise. They shouldn’t.
![Diners at a long table in the center of the dining room of Young Joni. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribune.com Young Joni is the Star Tribune's Restaurant of the Year for 2017. The Northeast Minneapolis restaurant was photographed Thursday evening, December 7, 2017.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/N5RUZVQLO3UIUCVLY77X2IR76Q.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
![For business story on Lakefront Property. ] Cabin, Cottage, Lakes, Minnesota, Fishing, boating. (THESE PICS ARE NOT FOR RE-SALE.) BRIAN PETERSON • brianp@startribune.com Canyon, MN - 05/17/2013 ORG XMIT: MIN1305220935300778](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/G6FPNPJHQ26GX57ESE2F2XBKYY.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
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