Just so you know, Lou Reed had a song entitled, "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" in 1972, the year I graduated from high school - just in case you wondered whether there was a significance to my title.  But, most of my pastry school friends weren't even born then, and making this short story even more ridiculous, my kids weren't born until 1989 and 92 - ugh. Yesterday, I mentioned that one of my favorite Thanksgiving side dishes is my Wild Rice … [Read more...]