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Pumpkin Cappuccino Photo by Mark Davis

Pumpkin foods

White Rock Coffee’spumpkin syrup recipe may be a secret, but its flavors certainly are not. The shop boasts an array of seasonal pumpkin-flavored items. The customer favorite by far is the pumpkin latte, says co-owner Nancy Baker. Then there’s the scone, cheesecake, muffin, bread, cappuccino and chai — all pumpkin flavored. “The fall is such great coffee weather, and people like to come together with coffee,” Baker says. Baker and her husband, Bob, decided to open the shop in 2005 after two years of preparation. “My husband and I have been entrepreneurs all our lives. We said next time we

Pumpkin scone and pumpkin muffin from White Rock Coffee Photos by Mark Davis

do something, we’re going to do something together,” Baker says. They have written every recipe on the menu, including the one for pumpkin syrup. But how do the Bakers resist eating all their tasty treats all the time? Maybe they don’t. “You just buy bigger clothes,” Nancy Baker says.

White Rock Coffee

10105 E. Northwest Hwy. . 214.341.4774 . wrcoffee.com

Three more dining spots

1. JJ’s Cafe

The breakfast spot offers pumpkin-flavored crepes, waffles and pancakes. If you have a hankering for them at lunch time, JJ’s serves them every day until the kitchen closes at 2 p.m.

10233 E. Northwest, suite 434 . 214.221.4659 . jjscafe.net