Reno’s Food Scene Is on a Winning Streak

"At Perenn Bakery, tables that spill out onto a sunny sidewalk are filled with locals catching up over towering cinnamon rolls glazed with brown butter, warm chocolate croissants, and fig and brie sandwiches made on golden housemade baguettes. The scene feels like something you’d find in Paris or Copenhagen, but the cafe is in the Midtown district of Reno, Nevada. Owners Aubrey and Tyler O'Laskey moved from New York to Reno to become private chefs, and eventually started a catering company. The couple, who met while studying at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, originally opened the tiny bread counter and cafe in 2018 as a side hustle. Instead, Aubrey O'Laskey says, “We were shocked to find a line out the door the first day that never stopped.” Perenn, which now counts three locations (including a grocery that sells gourmet goods and soft serve ice cream), is just one testament to how the northwest Nevada city has transformed in recent years." - Regan Stephens