The Blue Door Bakery & Cafe

09/06/2026

Tell us? Fruity, chocolatey or somewhere in between? Which would you prefer?

Me? Well, I like it all.

09/05/2026

It’s been slow for a while now! We are closing at 7 to let our staff have a break!

09/02/2026

Summer at the bakery was bustling and though we know it isn’t over yet, we felt like back to school marked a pretty good time to highlight just some of the things that went on at The Blue Door the summer of ‘26!

Beautiful blooms (that stayed alive for a long time thanks to my wonderful neighbour!), we welcomed two new team members, Canada Day Celebrations, my aunt and uncle teaching a cooking class again, welcoming groups for classes in The Den, Christmas in July, beautiful blooms and food, off-site catering, the odd staff break, more cooking classes, kitchen messes then cleaning, tiny hands learning and exploring cooking and beyond, weather conditions like no other at catering sites, freezer meal prep, patio fun and busting onto the TikTok scene with the help of the staff and one beloved customer/friend!

09/01/2026

Good morning all!
We are officially in the -ber months and though it is still summer and we see the proof, we are also seeing hints of Fall creep in. We are busy making changes while savouring the tail ends of busy season!

After much consideration and studying the numbers and patterns of sales...we have decided that we are going to switch up our hours a tiny bit heading into the cooler weather.

PLEASE NOTE A FEW CHANGES - EFFECTIVE TODAY!!!

HOURS are NOW:
Monday - CLOSED
Tuesday-Thursday 11-5
Friday 11-8
Saturday 10-8
Sunday 10 - 2

We will serve lunch and treats Tuesday-Thursday, lunch and dinner (more pub fare) on Friday, lunch and dinner (more comfort foods and refined dining) on Saturday and Sunday will remain all day Brunch and lunch. Please note we are open at 10am Saturday and Sunday INSTEAD on 9 and we have dropped Thursday dinners for the cooler months.

Please also note, WE ARE A CUSTOM CATERING BUSINESS, you can order catering outside of these hours...the bakery/cafe and catering remain separate. We work early and stay late for catering often!

We welcome feedback as we navigate what makes sense for us and is the best way to keep our door open to you all year long!

09/01/2026

Entries due on the 11th!!

Read the original post for more details!!!

🎉🎉🎉GIVEAWAY TIME🎉🎉🎉
This one’s for the kiddos!!
Summer is coming to a close but you don’t have to be sad! We have a fun little contest built just for you!

Come and pickup (or email [email protected]) this page and design the cake of your dreams! We will pick a winning design! The winner will receive their cake brought to life! A 9 inch baked cake, decorated just like their picture and a bakery themed prize pack!
Ages 4-12

Be sure to include your name, age and contact number as well as any details that will help us (ie. flavour of cake, is there filling, etc.)

All entries are due Sept. 11th!! Happy creating!
Winner will be chosen and contacted Sept 14th.

08/31/2026

What do I do when I’m home? Bake of course 😂😭
This is always something that makes me chuckle …when we as a staff are home… a day off, no pressure to cook or bake (for the most part) someone always, always text a picture of what they baked or cooked.
This past week Jo made monster cookies so she could have an epic ice cream sandwich, B is always baking for family and friends on her days off and I whipped up this batch of peaches and cream muffins and enjoy with my family while drinking a pumpkin spice tea (apparently I am caught somewhere between I don’t want summer peaches to end and bring in the all things pumpkin baby!!!!)
I adore this batch of food loving weirdos I work with…they make me feel normal(ish)!

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

I WILL DO A LIVE TODAY TO EXPLAIN ALL THE THINGS. THEN MY PHONE IS OFF FOR MOST OF TODAY (I’m still catering shopping and doing things but…it’s on silence for most of the day lol)

But for now… no selling today. HERE IS MY STORY. THE RIGHT NOW STORY.

Just me popping on to say that lately I feel like I have approximately 4,782 things happening at once.

There’s the bakery, events, menus, pricing, catering, classes, frozen meals, Thanksgiving is a comin’, murder mysteries… and somehow I’m also supposed to remember what my kids need, keep my house somewhat functioning, be a wife, a human, and maybe occasionally remember to drink my tea before it goes cold and attempt to see the few friends I have left. 😂

Running a business is honestly wild. The changes in my body (helloooooo cortisol), my sleep (what even is that?) and the way my household runs is constantly shifting and weighing down on me. (This is where my husband gets the biggest shout out in the world…off a root top or mountain or from a plane…like a huge high up “I love you Blake! Thanks for keeping us all alive on the tough weeks!!!”) - cue loud cheers for Blake!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh woot woot!!

I absolutely LOVE this little bakery and everything we’ve built here. But some days I feel like my brain has 47 tabs open and at least 12 of them are frozen. 🤣 I love when people are say to me, you are doing so well eh? Nah, I am pushing hard to make this dream profitable, to pay the bills (mostly) and the team (who also keeps me alive and going- can we get another cheer please!!) with a goal with pay myself someday (I s**t you not).

I text my friends at 6am with a “what the hell am I doing? How much longer can I hang on for? S**t, these jeans are tight now too.” texts, I meet them for coffee and talk it out and they listen and tell me to keep going.

There is a whole crew of support. Just when I think, I can’t, regulars come in and ooooo and ahhh over the case, joke with staff, offer to w**d the patio. Like for real. We get a large catering request, a bunch of people pay cash and we make that one more bill. This is the reality, it’s rough, it’s messy, it’s beautiful, it’s effing hard. It’s my 5th child, it frustrates you and tests you and causes mega stress and anxiety but no matter how hard the day is, the fears of what is to come with each week or season, you wake up in love with it, renewed for 24 more hours.

It’s a wild ride…truly. And I haven’t figured it out yet, nor do I know I want to some days.

Today, I am taking a break.

This is your reminder…take a breather, keep pushing, have a cry, send a text, thank your partner, hug your kids, scream into your pillow, cry again, cuddle your dog, lean on your people, you get it. Just get up, you can do hard things!

08/28/2026

They’reeeeee back! This sold out QUICK last year!
Murder mystery night, happening October 17th!!! Grab your tickets at thebluedoorbakery.com