Store Calendar

Special Announcements & Ongoing Events:

Winter Store Hours

Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

 

Fridays: Fridays Five After Five

Every Friday, 5:00- 7:00 p.m.     $5/punch card

How much fun was last month? We hope you had as much fun as we did! Every Friday this month we have delicious and delectable wines selected for your sampling pleasure, and some excellent nosh as well. Still five dollars, but Reuse your Whole Foods Market Five After Five Glass from previous weeks and receive $1 off admission! 5 'til 7 p.m. Check it out!

Saturdays: Dishin' It at Whole Foods Market

Every Saturday, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.     Free

We can cook anything! And we'll show you how, provide recipes and tips and even give you a delicious sample too.

 

• Tuesday, February 2nd

  Half Pint Club: Chinese New Year Celebration

  30 Minute Sessions Beginning at 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. Free, Registration Required

  With Jan Bonner, Demo Specialist

  The Chinese year of the Tiger begins February 14th! We will learn about the traditions of Chinese New Year while crafting a decoration to take home.Wonton wrappers can be filled with a choice of sweet or savory fillings and baked or poached for you by our chef in residence.Each session is limited to 14 children; register the whole family for the same time period. Adult supervision is required for younger children.

• Saturday, February 6th

  Cleaning Up our Kids' Diet Workshop & Store Tour

  10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Free, Registration Required

  With Patty Canton, HealthSmart! Consulting  

  It's no secret that kids today are facing health, learning and behavior challenges at epidemic levels and the role of healthy eating is often overlooked when addressing these concerns for children.  The foods we eat affects how we think, feel and behave. This workshop will focus on moving away from the Standard American Diet (SAD) toward more healthful alternatives to promote good health, behavior and learning for our kids.   The session will also include some ideas for lunchbox-makeovers that provide kid-friendly, healthy alternatives followed by a walking tour through our store.

• Saturday, February 6th

  Super Snacks to Bowl You Over: A Game Day Tasting

  12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Free

  Enjoy samples of game day favorites throughout the store! Deep discounts on scrumptious game day snacks-see our in-store flyer for more details!

• Saturday, February 6th

  Big Game Party!

  5:00 p.m. - The Game's Done!

  Cheer on the Colts and Saints in Whole Foods style! We're pulling out the BIG SCREEN in the café, serving up:

  • 10 cent chicken wings
  • hot dog & pizza deals
  • $1 Long Necks 
  • $3 Great Lakes Drafts.

  See you there!

   

• Saturday, February 6th

  Healthy Cooking Live! with Steve Soups Only Version 1.0

  5:00 - 8:00 p.m. $37.36 Demonstration, Registration Required

  Learn the principles and techniques that will help you cook tasty food with far less salt, fat, sugar, meat, and high fat dairy from a CIA trained professional Chef with a compelling personal lifestyle modification story that actually eats this way every single day!  "Soups Only" is just that and features Chef Steve's famous split pea!

  Each 3 hour Healthy Cooking Live! demonstration includes a full buffet with food prepared right in front of you from start to finish!  Read more about this cooking demonstration at the "Healthy Cooking Live! Soups Only v1.0" link at www.FoodCanHeal.com. Space is limited to 40 seats so register today!

  On the menu: 

  • Hamless Split Pea
  • Spicy Black Eyed Pea and Collard Green Soup
  • Red Lentil Soup with Cauliflower and Lemon
  • Thick & Hardy Bean Chili
  • Velvety Rutabaga with Maple Apple

  Up for discussion: 

  • Kitchen organization for healthy cooking; the basics
  • Using a pressure cooker; the basics
  • What food to keep on hand
  • What equipment to have in your kitchen

• Wednesday, February 10th

  Label Reading Workshop & Walking Tour of Whole Foods Market!

  6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Free, Registration Required

  With Chef Steve Smith

  Confused by what's written on nutrition facts labels? Whether you have heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, hoping to lose some weight, or just eat for disease prevention you have to read labels. Chef Steve, a Culinary Institute of America-trained professional chef with his own heart disease-related lifestyle-modification experience, and a recent graduate in Medical Dietetics from OSU will share what he's learned about reading labels. We'll take a walking tour of Whole Foods Market and actually read some labels and take questions about how to use specific items. So bring questions! You can also email any specific questions ahead of time to Chef Steve at chef@FoodCanHeal.com.

• Saturday, February 13th

  Foods From the Heart: A Valentine's Tasting!

  12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Free

  Stroll down lover's lane (aka, the grocery aisle) and enjoy samples of delicious foods festive enough for any of you love birds!

• Saturday, February 13th

  Half Pint Club: Valentine's Party!

  12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Free

  In the Kids' Café  

  Save the date for this always-fun event! More details coming soon!

• Saturday, February 13th

  Saturday Sips

  4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. $10/punch card, Registration Required

  Join us for this monthly installment wine festival! It's a great price for 10 delicious wine samples, and scrumptious snacks! This month features live music by Micetro!

• Saturday February 13th

  Valentine's Dinner with Chef Marc

  5:30 p.m. Reception; 6:00 p.m. Dinner $55

  With Marc Dullin, CEC, Chef Owner of A Chef For You!

  Join us for a  "Loving" evening of cooking exhibition, entertainment and casual education with Chef Marc Dullin that includes:

  • Champagne and hors d'oeuvres reception
  • Six-course dinner
  • Live music by pianist prodigy Scott Folchert
  • Cooking demonstration and techniques behind the entire dinner while it is served to you.
  • A glass of wine pairing each course
  • Comprehensive recipe packet
  • Additional wine available for purchase at store case's price and more...surprise from A Chef For You!

  On the Menu:

  Hors d'oeuvres - Roasted prosciutto wrapped asparagus, Garlic hummus filled cream puff paired with Jean Louis Denois Brut Chardonnay

  Soup duet- Hot Vichyssoise soup - Frizzled leek and carrot, Butternut squash bisque - Buttery brioche croutons

  Appetizer- Asian style duck comfit raviolis - Spicy Thai chili pepper sauce paired with Saint Bris Sauvignon Blanc - "Chablis" - 2007

  Salad- Truffle scented roasted beet salad - Boston butter lettuce

  Sorbet- Cabernet sorbet on ice flower sculpture

  Entrée- Roasted Napa Valley style New-York beef strip loin, Port wine Gorgonzola "Brûlée" - Asian Cabernet glaze, Marc's Lobster saffron raviolis -Papa's Dauphine potatoes basket, Winter Vegetable Bouquet paired with Chinon Charles Joguet - Cuvée Terroir - 2006

  Dessert- Valentine's favorite Cherries Jubilee "flamed table side" - Praline ice cream, A Chef For You surprise Mignardises paired with Essensia California - 2006 - Orange Muscat

• Wednesday February 17th

  Healthy Cooking Live! with Steve Healthy Eating Introduction Tasting

  6:30 - 8:30 p.m. $15, Registration Required

  Come hear Chef Steve's compelling lifestyle modification story.  With diet and exercise Chef Steve was able to loose 70 pounds and normalize cholesterol of 403 and triglycerides of 1070 and has kept the weight off and lipid profile normal for over 6 years!  In a lecture-tasting combination presentation you'll hear what he learned along the way and how these strategies can be applied to your own situation as well as taste some of the foods that he eats and even get an introduction into how they are made!  Space is limited to 40 seats so register today!

  Tasting Samples Include:

  • Rice and Beans
  • Braised Field Greens
  • Split Pea Soup
  • Quinoa Salad

  Up for discussion: 

  • Chef Steve's own compelling lifestyle modification story!
  • Lessons learned along the way and how they can help YOU!
  • Chronic disease: the modern dietary dilemma!
  • The biological feedback mechanisms that make "dieting" almost impossible!
  • Why moderation may not work for you!
  • Why there's so much conflicting & confusing nutrition information out there!
  • Strategies to get flavor into your food without using salt, fat, sugar, meat, & dairy!

• Wednesday February 17th

  Hot Caribbean Night Fundraising Benefit for Haiti Earthquake Relief

  6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

  We've partnered with Allons Travel to bring a taste of the tropics to Columbus during this blistery winter season! Enjoy live music by a steel drum band and free delicious food samples throughout the store. Additional activities and attractions include:

  • Limbo Contest at 7:00 p.m.: $1 entry fee with 100% going to the Relief Fund; the winner receives 2 free nights at any Marriott Hotel in the Continental US courtesy of Allons Travel
  • $20 Caribbean Cooking Class 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.: Join Chef Dale for an exciting hands-on tropical experience in the main café! Each ticket gives you entry to the luau, a heaping sample of delicious food and beverages and recipes. On the menu: Conch Fritters, Smoky Jerk Chicken, Tostones and more! Each attendee also is entered into a raffle to win 2 free night stay at any Marriott Hotel in the Continental US courtesy of Allons Travel. Registration Required.
  • $2 Fruit Smoothies, 6:00  - 8:00 p.m. with 100% going to the Relief Fund

• Saturday, February 20th

  Heritage of Food: A Celebration of Black History Month

  12:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Free

  Join us for a culinary celebration in honor of the influence of African Americans on our culture today.

• Saturday, February 20th

  Wonders of Wheatgrass

  3:00 p.m. Free, Registration Recommended

  With Athmo Bhandari MA, MS of Wow Wheatgrass available from freezer section

  Wheatgrass is a wonderful solution and answer to many everyday challenges that people face. Wheatgrass is a natural multi-vitamin, with amino acids, B-complex, and chlorphyll. It is an excellent cleanser with many health and healing properties. Packed with nutrition, it is by far the most alkaline of all foods.  You can use it for energy or to help curb excessive sugar cravings thereby regulating or even eliminating food binges. The workshop will introduce you to many of its wonders and provide tips on usage and more! Of course, you will also receive a taste of the wheatgrass during this session so be sure to sign up for this free 45 minutes information packed seminar that you cannot afford to miss.

• Wednesday, February 24th

  Lifestyle Modification Support Group

  7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Free, No Registration Required

  Chef Steve, a Culinary Institute of America-trained professional chef with his own heart disease-related lifestyle modification experience involving a 70 pound weight loss and a recently completed degree in Medical Dietetics from OSU will very briefly share some of his personal experience and moderate a group discussion.  This is time for people that are personally involved with a lifestyle modification to share in a confidential environment with other people trying to lose weight and control illnesses with diet.  No specific diets or protocols will be discussed in detail; rather we will concentrate on obstacles and difficulties that we all share and gain hope and inspiration from each others' successes.  If you are presently, have been, or are even thinking about doing a lifestyle modification to lose weight or control an illness you are welcome to come join us!  The group will be moderated loosely along the lines of a 12-step program; curiosity seekers or those seeking to sell their own services/products who are not personally invited by the moderator will be politely asked to leave so that the participants can share among others like themselves. Come ready to share with others going through the same things as you...see you there!

• Saturday, February 27th

  The Crack Heard Around the World: A Parmesan Tasting & Guinness Book of Records Moment

  12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Free

   Parmesan is a feature in all recipes during this sampling extravaganza! All Whole Foods Market stores across the globe will crack a wheel of parmesan at the same time to maintain our Guinness Book world record! Crack time TBD...check back soon!

• Sunday, February 28th

  Healthy Cooking Live! with Steve Winter Edition Version 2.0

  1:00 - 4:00 p.m. 37.36 Demonstration, Registration Required

  Learn the principles and techniques that will help you cook tasty food with far less salt, fat, sugar, meat, and high fat dairy from a CIA trained professional Chef with a compelling personal lifestyle modification story that actually eats this way every single day!  The winter edition is designed around seasonal vegetables that warm with an emphasis on hardy cold weather soups including Chef Steve's well known split pea!

  Each 3 hour Healthy Cooking Live! demonstration includes a full buffet with food prepared right in front of you from start to finish!  Read more about this cooking demonstration at the "Healthy Cooking Live! Winter Edition v2.0" link at www.FoodCanHeal.com. Space is limited to 40 seats so register today!

  On the menu: 

  • Minestrone Soup
  • White Bean and Kale Soup
  • Curried Medley of Vegetables
  • Wheat Berry Salad
  • Brown Rice and Pigeon Peas
  • Whole Grain Oatmeal with Dried Berries
  • Oil-Free, No-Added Sugar Banana Bread

  Up for discussion: 

  • Kitchen organization for healthy cooking; the basics
  • Using a pressure cooker; the basics
  • What food to keep on hand
  • What equipment to have in your kitchen

• Tuesday, March 9th

  Label Reading Workshop & Walking Tour of Whole Foods Market!

  6:30 p.m. -9:00 p.m. Free, Registration Required

  With Chef Steve Smith

  Confused by what's written on nutrition facts labels? Whether you have heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, hoping to lose some weight, or just eat for disease prevention you have to read labels. Chef Steve, a Culinary Institute of America-trained professional chef with his own heart disease-related lifestyle-modification experience, and a recent graduate in Medical Dietetics from OSU will share what he's learned about reading labels. We'll take a walking tour of Whole Foods Market and actually read some labels and take questions about how to use specific items. So bring questions! You can also email any specific questions ahead of time to Chef Steve at chef@FoodCanHeal.com.

• Saturday, March 13th

  Whole Lotta Hair Show: a Whole Planet Foundation Fundraiser

  5:00 - 7:00 p.m. $20, Registration Recommended

  Join us for an exotic hair fashion show complete with entertainment, hors d'oeurves and luscious wines. We're inviting local salons to show off their talented stylists at this hair show with all proceeds benefiting the Whole Planet Foundation, an organization committed to ending poverty around the world.  Your ticket gets admission to the show, a schwag bag, hors d'oeurves and samples of 10 wines. You're sure to be intrigued! Interested in entering the competition for a chance at fantastic prizes? Simply contact Rachelle at rachelle.lesteshen@wholefoods.com.  

• Sunday, March 14th

  Healthy Cooking Live! with Steve Soups Only Version 2.0

  1:00 - 4:00 p.m. $37.36 Demonstration, Registration Required

  Learn the principles and techniques that will help you cook tasty food with far less salt, fat, sugar, meat, and high fat dairy from a CIA trained professional Chef with a compelling personal lifestyle modification story that actually eats this way every single day!  "Soups Only" is just that and again features Chef Steve's famous split pea!

  Each 3 hour Healthy Cooking Live! demonstration includes a full buffet with food prepared right in front of you from start to finish!  Read more about this cooking demonstration at the "Healthy Cooking Live! Soups Only v2.0" link at www.FoodCanHeal.com. Space is limited to 40 seats so register today!

  On the menu: 

  •  Creamy Chick Pea Soup with Roasted Pepper
  • Sweet Rice and White Miso Winter Vegetable
  • Oil-Free French Style Onion Soup
  • American Callaloo Soup
  • Shitake Mushroom & Hulless Barley

  Up for discussion: 

  • Kitchen organization for healthy cooking; the basics
  • Using a pressure cooker; the basics
  • What food to keep on hand
  • What equipment to have in your kitchen

• Saturday, March 20th

  Whole Foods Market Bridal Show

  12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Free, Register in Advance & Receive a Free Gift at the Show!

  Save the date for our second annual bridal show! Check out all the one-stop-shop ideas from Whole Foods Market Dublin. We can cover all of your catering needs, de­sign and bake your wedding cake, create all of your floral arrangements and even host your bridal shower or rehearsal dinner! We'll also have make up demonstrations, bridal fashions, and info from select service partners like Metro Cuisine Rentals, Alternative Hitches, Moments Into Memories Photography and more!

• Saturday, March 20th

  Wonders of Wheatgrass

  3:00 p.m. Free, Registration Recommended

  With Athmo Bhandari MA, MS. of Wow Wheatgrass (available in our freezer section)

  Wheatgrass is a wonderful solution and answer to many everyday challenges that people face. Wheatgrass is a natural multi-vitamin, with amino acids, B-complex, and chlorphyll. It is an excellent cleanser with many health and healing properties. Packed with nutrition, it is by far the most alkaline of all foods.  You can use it for energy or to help curb excessive sugar cravings thereby regulating or even eliminating food binges. The workshop will introduce you to many of its wonders and provide tips on usage and more! Of course, you will also receive a taste of the wheatgrass during this session so be sure to sign up for this free 45 minutes information packed seminar that you cannot afford to miss.

• Sunday, March 28th

  Healthy Cooking Live! with Steve Winter Edition Version 3.0

  1:00 - 4:00 p.m. $37.36 Demonstration, Registration Required

  Learn the principles and techniques that will help you cook tasty food with far less salt, fat, sugar, meat, and high fat dairy from a CIA trained professional Chef with a compelling personal lifestyle modification story that actually eats this way every single day!  The winter edition is designed around seasonal vegetables that warm with an emphasis on hardy cold weather soups.  The spicy black-eyed pea and collard green soup may replace split pea as your favorit Chef Steve soup!

  Each 3 hour Healthy Cooking Live! demonstration includes a full buffet with food prepared right in front of you from start to finish!  Read more about this cooking demonstration at the "Healthy Cooking Live! Winter Edition v3.0" link at www.FoodCanHeal.com. Space is limited to 40 seats so register today!

  On the menu: 

  • Spicy Black Eyed Pea and Collard Green Soup
  • Red Lentil Soup with Cauliflower and Lemon
  • Bean Enchiladas with Chipotle Tomato Sauce
  • Hot Baked Burritos with Green Chili Sauce
  • Brown Rice and Chick Pea Biryani
  • Whole Grain Oatmeal with Dried Berries
  • Oil-Free, No-Added Sugar Banana Bread

  Up for discussion: 

  • Kitchen organization for healthy cooking; the basics
  • Using a pressure cooker; the basics
  • What food to keep on hand
  • What equipment to have in your kitchen

• Coming Soon

  Let your imagination run wild with what we might have up our sleeves for events coming soon!

  • Mother's Day Brunch
  • Easter Brunch

   

   

Announcements

Registration and Payment Policies

Class Sign-Up: To sign up for a class or to receive more information, contact Customer Service at 614-760-5556. To guarantee your place in a class, payment, registration and student waiver must be received when you enroll. If a class has insufficient enrollment number, it will be cancelled 24 hours prior to the start of the class. We will contact you by phone regarding cancellation. You will receive a full refund.

Cancellations: To cancel your class registration please contact Customer Service. A full refund will be credited if you cancel 48 hours prior to the start of the class. 

Children Attending Adult Classes: For the enjoyment of all class attendees, we kindly ask that only children age 12 years and older attend adult classes. We’re excited to have younger children participate in age-appropriate classes available on our calendar.