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His decades of food and baking experience have inspired him to try Thomas’ most recent endeavor, Barkdifferent things. “It keeps me and the ing Dog Bakery, a popular outfit at the customer interested,” he said. “I kind Menomonie Farmer’s Market. Thomas of follow my soul and the seasons.” Cussaid Gypsy liked to have an “early tomers at the Menomonie market are morning conversation” at 4:30am with a willing to follow Thomas’ lead. barred owl. “My twin sister, Those who come Jane, sets up the stand to the market might and I arrive at 8am, see his most recent and there is generally companion, Roma, a line waiting, where a a 5½-year-old pup, ‘feeding frenzy’ takes next to his stand. His place,” Thomas said. first lab was Hobo. He is generally sold “They are all wanout of all pastries by dering fools like me,” 10am. Some favorites Thomas said. are his sweet danThe man behind ishes, such as apple the popular baked walnut or peach and goods wandered into blueberry, as well as the area more than the open-faced savory two decades ago. croissants that feature Thomas was owner of various meats, cheese, The Creamery Resvegetables, and herbs. taurant and Inn for 23 While many of years and then owner the pastries are conof the River Valley sumed as customers Bakery, which he wander the market, built and opened with Thomas’ breads are a partner in Durand. more likely to make Barking Dog Bakit home. He said the ery has been at the Birdseed bread – market in Menomonie which was from his RICHARD THOMAS, for three years and days at the CreamBARKING DOG BAKERY offers customers ery – and his Honey several dozen differBrioche are the most ent types of bread, popular. danishes, and croissants, all made from Thomas also delivers a rack of scratch. His bakery items often have a bread to Marion’s Legacy (632 S. unique twist. Consider, for example, his Broadway St., Menomonie) on Fridays. caramel rolls with spiced pecans. “PeoYou will see him at the Menomonie ple like them because I toast the pecans Farmer’s Market most Wednesdays and in butter and brown sugar along with every Saturday. “A man’s got to tend to cinnamon and nutmeg,” Thomas said. his garden you know,” Thomas said. A YELLOW L AB NAMED GYPSY I N S P I R E D T H E N A M E for Richard
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