All in the Family

I thought this an opportune moment to write a bit about the family relationships for all of you ODB fans out there. Some of us operate behind the scences, so you may not know all of the players that work so hard to make your experiences are the ODB so complete.

Many of you know that our restaurant is family owned, but we give new meaning the to term 'family run.' Our Patriarch and Matriarch, Tim and Catharine Perkins, have five children all of whom have or do work in the restaurant. At present, all seven of us work in the restaurant save the one sister who is volunteering in South America. (Check out her story at http://theperukidsproject.blogspot.com.) The oldest three siblings are married and our spouses have also worked in the restaurant for special events or do presently hold positions there. Here's the run down of who's who and who does what at the ODB.

Timothy (Dad) is our Chef as well as our go-to for any kind of repair or maintenace.
Catharine (Mom) is our baker, bookkeeper, general manager, and also waits tables in the evening
Tabitha (me - oldest daughter) am our events manager, bar manager, marketing person, and wait tables during the day with my husband Marshall
Marshall is married to Tabitha and is our full time day server
Alex (second oldest) waits tables a few days a week when not busy with her full time job in the city. She is married to Robbie who helps us out on special events.
Kasia (middle child) is our full time day cook and is married to David, brother of Robbie, and also helps out on special events.
Jessie (second youngest) helps out in the dining room and bakery when not in another country.
Joesph (youngest) does dishes on the weekends and generally does the heavy lifting these days.

In addition to the family we have three other staff persons who all hold vital positions within our establishment:

Carolyn - our full time evening server
Jade - our full time dinner and brunch cook
Andrea - our part time baker, part time server as well as cooking on occasion

As you can see, we have a small staff and are a rather close-knit bunch because of it. We pull in outside labor for large events (usually people related in some way to our staff or selves), but we truly are the epitome of a small, family owned and run operation. So now you know!