about perenn
Perenn is a husband-wife founded bakery, viennoiserie, and grocery with two locations in Midtown and The Village at Rancharrah.
Set out to bring craft and artisanship to Reno, Perenn quickly became a foothold within the city, nourishing the community with carefully crafted sourdough, Vanilla Crème Brulee Kouign Amann, and most notably their handmade croissants, a local staple.
Aubrey and Tyler O’Laskey met while studying at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in New York. Shortly after graduation, they returned near Aubrey’s hometown in Reno, Nevada where they brought their skills, education, and unique perspectives around food to locals and the greater Lake Tahoe area.
Aubrey and Tyler founded Butter + Salt, pioneering a new wave of elevated catering. Butter + Salt grew a reputation for having some of the best bread in the greater Lake Tahoe area, and Aubrey and Tyler started formulating plans to open a bakery – and thus Perenn Midtown was born.
Perenn currently has two locations in Midtown and The Village at Rancharrah. As Perenn continues to grow the mission remains the same: share their creativity through taste, texture, and quality in unparalleled settings.
OUR Mission
Perenn Bakery’s mission is to provide a gathering place that intentionally empowers education, care, and sustainability through the sharing of thoughtfully crafted food.
EDUCATION:
Knowledge is power. The opportunity for growth, gaining new skills, and improving on the ones we already have is important to us. Providing resources for continued learning and time for exploration is a value we work to uphold within our business and to share with others too.
CARE:
At the heart of everything, we strive to create a safe space that promotes transparency and trust. With our diverse group of team members, we are mindful of what makes each of us unique. Through care and compassion, we nurture individuality which leads to thoughtful teamwork and in turn adds value to what we make and the work we do.
SUSTAINABILITY:
We are in a position to lead by example. It is our responsibility to take care of the world around us with conscious consideration of our resources and waste. Providing fair compensation for our staff and SETTING A BETTER standard for creating equitable economies is necessary to grow a better world to live and work in.
OUR PEOPLE
Hospitality is a feeling.
It is the feeling of being taken care of.
We strive to make a long-lasting impression on every patron that dines at our restaurants with an overarching responsibility to offer genuine hospitality. We cannot do this without our team members.
Every team member is instrumental in our success. Perenn aims to provide an environment where our team members' hard work truly makes a difference and helps us in our pursuit of unsurpassed quality.
Keeping with our mission, and joining the philosophy of other restaurant groups, we incorporate an equitable compensation fee within all of our pricing to ensure fairness and equal treatment of our team members.
We are able to offer our team members a livable wage as well as HELP cover the cost of benefits for our full-time team members with the inclusion of these service fees.
Perenn is proud to join in on these efforts to change the world of hospitality.
MEET OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM
GET TO KNOW THE FARMERS + PRODUCERS
alpen sierra coffee
From source to sip, the Alpen Sierra team is committed to sustainability, ethical practices, and giving back every step of the way. From ensuring their farmers and communities have access to clean water, education, and medical services—to using proceeds to support Lake Tahoe non-profit initiatives—everything they do at Alpen Sierra is done with the health of the local and global community in mind.
PREMA Farm
PREma is a certified organic farm growing in the eastern sierras. They believe that really-good-for-you food enhances all areas of our lives... from the micro to the macro. And Their goal is to share it with as many people as possible. Prema’s no-till farm offers diverse and high-quality vegetables to the Truckee Meadows area, as everything is grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides, or artificial fertilizers. They are fortunate that Reno has proven to be a curious region, with chefs and citizens alike interested in trying exotic varieties and flavors. In short, They grow whatever the mountains let them grow!
cENTRAL MILLING
Central Milling is the oldest continuously operating company in the State of Utah, which has provided the finest quality flour and grains to homes and bakeries across the country since 1867. They are working to preserve American farmland for tomorrow, while providing the highest quality flour and grains to the bakers of today. They are employee owned and operated, which means they are personally invested in the quality of their products and their relationships with customers and suppliers alike.
AL BEES
Al bees’ honey is made in Sierra Nevada Mountains and the great state of Nevada. There are serious concerns worldwide about the regular honey being contaminated with sugar, high fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners. This is why they emphasize the difference right in the name; Pure Raw Sierra Nevada Honey so you know what it is and where it’s from.
mary’s organic chicken
Mary's Free-Range Chickens are produced by Pitman Farms, a family owned business that has been raising poultry for three generations. they are the first in the industry to be verified with non-gmo project. thier turkeys and chickens are named after Mary because she has studied nutrition and read labels for 25 years, looking for pure products in an effort to regain her health. Mary's Chickens are chickens that Mary would buy for her family.
SIERRA WATER
Sierra Water is an indoor plant store, with gifts for the garden, home and soul. Locally owned and operated by Samantha Stremmel, they provide Perenn with our beautiful bouquets and greenery.
pipit & finch
Pipit + Finch is a woman-owned, local artisan soap maker. Each bar is made from a base of just four ingredients: saponified olive oil, coconut oil, castor oil, and shea butter. They’re impeccable in how they’re finished, and the packaging is clean and elevated.
