He couldn’t find the kind of food he wanted to eat later at night — the kind of food he felt he needed to calm his painful ulcerative colitis.
So Benjamin Brizendine, along with his wife, Susan Mattingly, decided they’d open their own cafe serving the organic meals they craved later in the evenings, when fast-food restaurants were all that was open.
In February, the duo opened Night Owl Cafe at 1018 W. Maple, taking over a space that previously was occupied by an antique dealer. The cafe has been open off and on since then as Brizendine has dealt with his health issues. But he now has a trusted employee helping him keep regular hours, and soon, he plans to launch a food truck, he said.
The truck also will be called Night Owl, he said, and it will serve some of the same organic items on the restaurant menu — panini, homemade soups and acai bowls. He plans to take it to local events or park it outside of bars to serve late-night crowds…