March 2013

Wed
06
Health Starts Here: Healthy, Easy, Tasty Wednesdays
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Yorkville
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Health Starts Here: Healthy, Easy, Tasty Wednesdays
Wednesday, March 6th
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Yorkville

Eating healthy doesn't have to be difficult! Let us show you some great recipes to keep you on track with your 2013 health goals. Join us each Wednesday through March to learn about healthy, easy and tasty recipes. Try a sample of a new Health Starts Here recipe each week, and grab a recipe card so you can recreate the dish at home. Click to learn more about Health Starts Here!

Sat
09
Parmagedon: It’s the end of the World Record
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Yorkville
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Parmagedon: It’s the end of the World Record
Saturday, March 9th
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Yorkville

Parmagedon: It’s the end of the World Record

We’re shattering the world record! More than 400 wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano will be simultaneously cracked and sampled across all of our stores.  Join us in our official attempt at breaking the current world record with a parm-cracking showdown! Stop by to capture the CRACK, as two Whole Foods Market Specialty Team Members, along side our guest Chef from our neighbors at One Restaurant of The McEwan Group take on the challenge together. Share your photos on Whole Foods Market Yorkville Twitter @YorkvilleWFM and tag #parmcrack for a chance to win a $100 gift card.

Sun
10
Whole Planet Foundation; Whole Trade Treats
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Yorkville
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Whole Planet Foundation; Whole Trade Treats
Sunday, March 10th
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Yorkville, $5

Customers giving opportunity around the Globe! Did you know, Whole Foods Market customers are teh top donors of the Whole Planet Foundation, giving more than $15.6 million since 2006. This enables the Foundation to support more than 1.5 million people with the chance for a better life. Join us this afternoon for an opportunity to participate in this amazing campaign. Enjoy live reggae beats from FuZion and enjoy a Whole Trade chocolate bar and East African Blend 12oz coffee for only $5.  100% of the proceeds will go directly to the Whole Planet Foundation. 

Wed
13
Health Starts Here: Healthy, Easy, Tasty Wednesdays
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Yorkville
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Health Starts Here: Healthy, Easy, Tasty Wednesdays
Wednesday, March 13th
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Yorkville

Eating healthy doesn't have to be difficult! Let us show you some great recipes to keep you on track with your 2013 health goals. Join us each Wednesday through March to learn about healthy, easy and tasty recipes. Try a sample of a new Health Starts Here recipe each week, and grab a recipe card so you can recreate the dish at home. Click to learn more about Health Starts Here!

Sat
16
Passover & Easter Holiday Menu Tasting
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Yorkville
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Passover & Easter Holiday Menu Tasting
Saturday, March 16th
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Yorkville

Celebrate the spring Holiday season by trying some of the tastiest items available from our Easter and Passover Holiday menu! Traditional dishes will be sampled from the Kitchen and Bakery Departments. We've also got some new twists on conventional favourites. Stop in for a taste and place your Holiday order with us.

 

To place your order online today visit www.wholefoodsmarket.com/shop

 

View full menu here:

Passover Menu

Easter Menu

 

Wed
20
Community Support Day; Gilda's Club Greater Toronto
12:00 AM @ Yorkville
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Community Support Day; Gilda's Club Greater Toronto
Wednesday, March 20th
12:00 AM
Yorkville

Community Support Day with Gilda's Club Greater Toronto

Our Community Support Days are a very meaningful way we give back to our community. On this designated day store sales are donated to local non-profit organizations. Today, we celebrate Gilda's Club Greater Toronto. Just by shopping with us today, we will help fund programming that is tailored to support the social and emotional needs of men, women, children and teenagers touched by cancer. To learn more about this courageous and inspirational organization visit them online at www.gildasclubtoronto.org

Wed
20
Health Starts Here: Healthy, Easy, Tasty Wednesdays
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Yorkville
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Health Starts Here: Healthy, Easy, Tasty Wednesdays
Wednesday, March 20th
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Yorkville

Eating healthy doesn't have to be difficult! Let us show you some great recipes to keep you on track with your 2013 health goals. Join us each Wednesday through March to learn about healthy, easy and tasty recipes. Try a sample of a new Health Starts Here recipe each week, and grab a recipe card so you can recreate the dish at home. Click to learn more about Health Starts Here!

Fri
22
In Store Professional Knife Sharpening with Sharp My Knife
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM @ Yorkville
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In Store Professional Knife Sharpening with Sharp My Knife
Friday, March 22nd
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Yorkville, Prices vary by size of knife

Sharp My Knife is a mobile knife sharpening company serving Metro Toronto. Owner Andrew Hutchinson is a passionate home chef and foodie with years of experience in professional kitchen, so he knows how wonderful (and safe!) it is to work with professionally sharpened knives. No pre-registration required. Please pre-pay for service at the Customer Service Desk

  • Large knives $7
  • Scissors $5
  • Small knives $3 

Plan to shop the aisles or sip a coffee in the cafe as sharpening will take 15-20 minutes. Not able to be in-store that day? Mobile appointments for sharpening can be made online at www.sharpemyknife.com

Sat
23
It's an Eggstravaganza!
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM @ Yorkville
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It's an Eggstravaganza!
Saturday, March 23rd
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Yorkville

Egghead trivia; at the time of the French Revolution, the French had 685 ways of preparing eggs...we've got a few too!

 

Omelet Brunch Special

11am -1pm

$6.99

Join us for an eggstravaganza omelet brunch event from the Prepared Foods Team! Choose from a variety of ingredients to build the uplimate egg omelet.

 

Kids Club Arts & Crafts Event

1pm-3pm

$5 Registration Fee

Calling all kids! Join us in the cafe for this Easter Bunny approved Kids Club arts & crafts event! We'll be decorating our very own Easter Egg Baskets, 100% of your registration fee will be donated to the Whole Planet Foundation Prosperity Campaign. To register please call 416-944-0500 or email RSVPYorkville@wholefoods.com

 

*Please note any fee applicable to event must be paid upon registration to secure your space in the class.  Please allow 48 hours notice upon cancellation.

Wed
27
Health Starts Here: Healthy, Easy, Tasty Wednesdays
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Yorkville
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Health Starts Here: Healthy, Easy, Tasty Wednesdays
Wednesday, March 27th
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Yorkville

Eating healthy doesn't have to be difficult! Let us show you some great recipes to keep you on track with your 2013 health goals. Join us each Wednesday through March to learn about healthy, easy and tasty recipes. Try a sample of a new Health Starts Here recipe each week, and grab a recipe card so you can recreate the dish at home. Click to learn more about Health Starts Here!

Events At Nearby Stores

Health Starts Here Tastings
Thursday, May 23rd
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Whole Foods Market Oakville, Free

Join our Healthy Eating Specialist Rose every Thursday to taste a delicious and healthy recipe chosen just for you! Rose will help you explore healthy alternatives with your fave dishes.  Looking to incorporate some healthy eating habits in your day to day? Visit the Health Starts Here kiosk located in our Bulk Department for great information, or email your questions to healthstartshereoakville@wholefoods.com

Join our Healthy Eating Specialist Rose every Thursday to taste a delicious and healthy recipe chosen just for you!

Train Smart - Eat Smart - Perform Better with Bruce Krahn, Celebrity Fitness Expert
Thursday, May 23rd
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Whole Foods Market Oakville, Free

Discover cutting exercise and nutrition techniques to take your training to the next level. Boost all levels of athletic performance, from the gym enthusiast to the weekend warrior. Learn how to transform your body and increase performance. Registration required at the customer service desk.

Discover cutting exercise and nutrition techniques to take your training to the next level. Boost all levels of athletic performance, from the gym enthusiast to the weekend warrior.

Local Body Care Event
Saturday, May 25th
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Whole Foods Market Oakville, Free

Looking for beauty to believe in? Natural cosmetics are the fastest growing segment in body care. Visit with 4 of our local vendors to learn more about natural soaps and cosmetics.  Awaken my Senses is a Toronto-based company that crafts small batch body care products from high quality organic ingredients. From the Meadow is family owned and creates soothing personal care products without artificial ingredients or petroleum by-products. Delight in LaLa Soap Company’s plant based soaps and body care. And don’t miss Enfleurage Organics, owner Colleen Lowe has 15 years of soap-making experience and a passion for a greener world. All of the vegetable oils in Enfleurage Soaps are certified organic!!  Beautiful skin starts from the inside and our last vendor Sandra Saradesi, Belvaspata Grand Master & Yoga Instructor of Healing of the Heart shares the secrets to empower your spirit, quiet your mind, relieve your physical and emotional pain and help you find new levels of inspiration and happiness. Visit all 5 vendors and redeem your stamped passport for a complimentary cheese tasting with selected Malivoire Wines available in the Allegro Café.

Looking for beauty to believe in? Natural cosmetics are the fastest growing segment in body care.