Maple & Thyme

Kensington, Calgary · Since 2019

About us

A bread counter that got out of hand, and what a whole day here looks like.

Cooks working the pass in the open kitchen

The short version

We bake at five,
open at seven,
stay till the last fork drops.

Maple & Thyme started as a bread counter with four stools. The stools multiplied. The idea didn't change: seasonal Canadian cooking, made from whatever the market brought, served in a room that smells like the oven.

The sticky bun is the one people drive for. The soup changes every morning. If you're not sure, ask whoever's at the counter, they eat here too.

One day here

Sixteen hours,
start to last fork.

A dark-baked sourdough loaf resting on the counter

5:00

The bake

Ovens on. Sourdough shaped at midnight hits the stone. The block still dark.

Espresso grounds and a fresh flat white on the bar

8:00

First pours

Regulars drift in with the steam. Batch brew is bottomless until ten.

A brunch table crowded with waffles, berries and coffee

11:30

The rush

Pancakes leave the pass in stacks. Somebody always orders the benedict twice.

A plated dinner being set down on a candle-lit table

18:00

Dinner light

Short rib out of the braise. Candles lit. The room turns golden.

A quiet corner table by the window at closing time

21:00

Last forks

Galette crumbs and one more decaf. Tomorrow's loaves are already proofing.

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Sage

Your host, always on