Grab the most recent post from a category. This example is from Griggstown farm.

most recent post from category

		<?php
		$args = array( 'numberposts' => 1, 'category_name' => 'food-of-the-week' );
		$postslist = get_posts( $args );
		foreach ($postslist as $post) :  setup_postdata($post); ?> 

		   	<h4><?php the_time('D, F jS, Y') ?></h4>
		    	<h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
			<p><?php echo bm_better_excerpt(431, ' ... ') ?></p>
			<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Learn More</a>

		<?php endforeach; ?>