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Giving Grills to Run All Summer Long
by columbus, May 15, 2009 | Permalink
We recognize our responsibility to be active participants in our local communities. In fact, we give a minimum of 5% of our profits every year to a wide variety of community and non-profit organizations. So this summer, every Sunday,12:00 - 4:00 p.m. celebrate summer and our community during a weekly grill-outs! Feast on freshly grilled foods and savor the thought that a portion of the proceeds will benefit a non-profit whose mission is tied to Whole Foods Market’s core values. See our calendar of events page for details on this week’s beneficiary!
Whole Foods Market’s First Annual Bridal Show
by columbus, February 11, 2009 | Permalink
Last Saturday, we hosted our first ever bridal show and it was a hit! We got to meet with amazing brides, grooms and their entourage. We were able to share with them all of the great services Whole Foods Market Dublin offers for the big day: floral design, jewelry, wedding day makeup service, wedding cakes and favors and catering. We also made several partnerships with three great local vendors, Jim Sanders of Jim Sanders Photography, jewelry designer Jesse with Professor Rabbit’s Mystical Oddities, and Linda, Carole, and Eugene of Flute Cocktail. Thanks to each of them for their contribution to this inaugural event!
Click here to see a few pictures courtesy of Jim Sanders Photography.
Exciting New Partnership
by columbus, February 10, 2009 | Permalink
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with A Chef for You! Chef Marc Dullin and his culinary team are now contracted to run classes in our cooking school! Upcoming classes include a Mardis Gras Celebration Dinner (2/24), a Knife Skills & Cooking class (3/9), and a modern St. Patrick’s Day Meal (3/17). Click here for more details!
Monday’s gone…what’s next?
by columbus, January 23, 2009 | Permalink
So, about two years ago we started this tasting event on Mondays. It was kind of a slow start, but after three months it really took off. Eventually, we were preparing over 5000 samples for customers who had adjusted their shopping day simply to come in to experience this event and the food.
As you can imagine, making 10 different dishes for 500 people is quite the task (to say the least) and we adjusted to our own detriment. It became more like shoveling food instead of creating cuisine, a scarf fest instead of engaged gastro-conversation. Attendance trailed off, but we were never able to bring our game back up to par. So, we thought, let’s reincarnate the event. We tried turning it into a “live cooking show.” When that didn’t work, we tried to swank up the event with hip (albeit obscure) themes and we hired a totally funky DJ! Of course, we couldn’t afford to have the DJ all the time so that eventually didn’t work either. Now we have moved onto yet another theme: “Family Night Out,” which focuses on a children’s activity and a kid-friendly food demo.
We share all of this with you because now, that’s not working and we need something else. So, we’re takin’ it to the people. Tell us what to do next. Please.
