Maple & Mortar Pantry · Burlington, VT Book a seat

Maple & Mortar Pantry · Burlington, Vermont

Feed the starter. Then feed everyone else.

A specialty pantry on bread time. Local cheese cut to order at the counter, sourdough workshops at the back table, and the staples that keep a kitchen running.

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  • Cheese cut to order
  • Sourdough workshops
  • Gift baskets & boxes
A jar of bubbling sourdough starter on a farmhouse windowsill in early morning light
The crock comes down off the sill and gets fed.

Workshops

Seats at the back table.

Workshops run in the small room behind the cheese case, where the oven lives. Small groups, aprons on, flour everywhere.

  1. Sourdough 101

    Start to finish: mix, fold, shape, bake. You leave with a jar of starter and a loaf to take home.

    Beginner friendly Reserve a seat →

  2. Starter clinic

    Bring your sluggish jar. We will feed it, smell it, and work out what it needs.

    Bring your own starter Reserve a seat →

  3. Bake day

    For people who have baked before. We shape, score and load the shop oven together.

    For returning bakers Reserve a seat →
What you leave with

Flour on your sleeves, a jar of starter, and something warm in your hands.

Hands shaping sourdough loaves on a floured wooden work table during a workshop
The back table, mid-shape.
A glass jar of sourdough starter being fed on a flour-dusted kitchen counter
Starter clinic, at the counter.

The cheese case

Sourdough doesn't rush.
Neither does the cheese.

Local cheese, cut to order at the counter. If you are not sure what you want, say so — that is how most of it gets sold.

A shop cheese case with wheels and wedges of local cheese on wooden boards
The case, restocked and open.

Cut to order

Tell us how much. We cut it, wrap it in paper, and write the name on the tape so you remember what you liked.

Tastings

There is always something open behind the counter. Ask what is good this week and we will hand you a piece.

Packing

Pack a box. Or have one arrive.

The pantry shelves, the cheese case and the bread table, boxed up and carried out the door.

A shop counter with an open box being packed with jars, cheese and bread
Packing an order at the counter.

Pantry staples

Flour, oats, beans, tinned fish, olive oil — the shelf we cook from. Pick your own, or let us choose.

Shop the shelf →

Gift baskets

Built around cheese, bread and something sweet. Tell us who it is for and we will pack it.

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Subscription boxes

A box on a schedule, packed from whatever is best that week. Pause whenever you like.

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Visit

The door's open. Come stand at the counter.

Book a seat at the back table, start a box, or come in and point at the cheese you want.

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Maple & Mortar Pantry · Burlington, Vermont