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World-class coffee (Press & Sun-Bulletin) These alluring coffee recipes come from the espresso rock stars. They are the creation of award-winning baristas who, like Iron Chef competitors, are timed and challenged to develop new espresso, cappuccino and coffee drinks. For competition-level baristas, it’s not just a job (Missoulian) Pete Licata of Overland Park, Kan., is the regional champion barista, one of a growing number of professional coffee makers around the nation. Photo by Orlin Wagner/Associated Press The dish: Lansing City Market (Lansing State Journal) In search of a quick meal in a fresh setting - literally? Then stop by the Lansing City Market, where you can have your pick of cuisines, food-court style, and maybe even save yourself a grocery-store stop after work. March of Dimes focuses on aiding premature babies (Rockford Register Star) Heidi Yaw learned to trust her instincts after her first son was born prematurely in 2005. She delivered Noah, who weighed 1 pound, 12 ounces and measured 13 inches long, at about 25 weeks gestation. Noah responded to treatment at first but died in a neonatal intensive care unit about two weeks later. That was where Yaw learned about the March of Dimes’ work for premature babies and ... Cappuccinos amid the crash … (The Natal Witness Group) Testing the validity of a thesis that people necessarily consume and spend less during times of economic turbulence, we discovered that people will continue to pay for quality fare and good service.
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