While the name itself took time to figure out, The Night Caf茅 has long been a goal for Salmon Arm91裸聊视频檚 Adam and Jenna Meikle.

The couple opened their Lakeshore Drive eatery (across the street from the downtown Askew91裸聊视频檚) on October 31, 2020. If you didn91裸聊视频檛 hear about it, there91裸聊视频檚 a reason.

91裸聊视频淲e didn91裸聊视频檛 really tell anyone,91裸聊视频� said Adam, explaining the quiet opening offered a chance to pace themselves and 91裸聊视频渇igure out who we are as a business.91裸聊视频�

The Night Caf茅 is currently open Thursday to Saturday, from noon to 9 p.m. Its menu features a variety of sweet and savoury crepes, artisinal thin-crust pizzas, as well as a variety of hot drinks, all of which can be enjoyed in-house or as take-out.

In addition to its menu, another defining aspect of The Night Caf茅 is that it shares space with Meikle Studios Social Art House, the Meikle91裸聊视频檚 other downtown business where Adam paints and shares his love and knowledge of painting with others. Adam91裸聊视频檚 art also features prominently on the walls of The Night Caf茅, adding colour and character to the space.

91裸聊视频淲e wanted to expand and before we opened the studio, we wanted to do a caf茅,91裸聊视频� explained Adam, noting the lifestyle and social interaction such a business brings to a community appealed to him and Jenna.

91裸聊视频淔eeding people is pretty important I think.91裸聊视频�

The Meikle91裸聊视频檚 opened their first Salmon Arm art studio on Ross Street in 2016. The following year, they moved to their space at 148 Lakeshore Drive. Even then, the two had plans for expansion to include a dining option.

91裸聊视频淲e decided to move into a very small space and wait for something to become available beside us,91裸聊视频� said Adam. 91裸聊视频淲e didn91裸聊视频檛 know if that would take one year or 10 years; we were going to stick to our spot. And something opened up the third year we were in this space so we jumped on it.91裸聊视频�

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After the expansion but before The Night Caf茅 could open, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Adam said it challenged who he and Jenna were as entrepreneurs.

91裸聊视频淪o with COVID-19 and with 80 per cent of our business dropping off91裸聊视频� We had to take some loans, which changed the way we operated as business people. It was tough,91裸聊视频� said Adam. 91裸聊视频淲hat we believe in and what we can do wasn91裸聊视频檛 the same thing for a while.91裸聊视频�

Adam expressed gratitude for all the support received from the community, including a 91裸聊视频減ile of commissions91裸聊视频� that helped along the way.

91裸聊视频淚 just can91裸聊视频檛 say enough about the community and I don91裸聊视频檛 think we would have been as fortunate in a different place.91裸聊视频�

Another struggle, admitted Adam, was deciding what to call their eatery. In the end, they settled on naming it after the Vincent van Gogh painting. Talking about this gets a laugh from Adam and Jenna. Van Gogh referred to his painting, The Night Caf茅, as 91裸聊视频渙ne of the ugliest pictures I have done.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淲e battled with the idea of what the name could be and we loved the play on The Night Caf茅91裸聊视频� We91裸聊视频檝e always been open at night so it kind of made sense.91裸聊视频�

The Meikles said The Night Caf茅91裸聊视频檚 menu will soon be expanding, as will the space, with a seasonal outdoor patio coming sometimes in the spring.

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