Store Calendar

• Monday, June 29th

  Chef Ron's Grill-a-Mania

  7pm $20 Sign up at Customer Service

    Looking for the perfect Father's Day gift that he can enjoy the following week? 

  This is an outside- grillside class where the backyard warrior will learn close up on the spot techniques on marinades and techniques to grill fish, meat and poultry to perfection.  Chef Ron will also demonstration his very own Fireman's BQ Chicken.  Taste what Ron prepares along the way.  Weather Permitting.  Class will be held in the Whole Lifestyle Room in case of rain.

• Through August 19th!

  EVERY WEDNESDAY IS KIDS DAY!

  12-2-FREE

    

  Attention Whole Foods Market Kids!  We've created a sampling day just for you with yummy treats in each department.    It's a great way to try new things that are healthy and taste great too!  Each week we'll also have a kids activity table with a different activity that's fun and easy to create, taste or explore.   

   July 1^st-Macaroni Necklaces-We'll use different types of macaroni such as multi grain, spinach, rice, wheels, tennis racquets and other shapes!

   July 8^th-Sticker and Tattoo Day 

  July 15^th- Happy Anniversary  Kids Scavenger Hunt.  Join us during our 1^st anniversary week, pick up a scavenger hunt map and find the item described in each department.  When you're done, go to customer service to pick up a giant cookie!

   July 22^nd-Eco-Reminder Bracelets-Stop by our table and create a beaded bracelet that will remind you to be eco friendly.  Each color bead represents a different type of eco friendly activity such as water conservation, paper recycling and more.  You'll be given a color code sheet to take home so you can remember what each bead means!

   July 29^th- Fruit and Veggie Book Marks-Grow your brain!  Combine summer reading with healthy eating and you'll be the smartest kid on the block in the fall!  Stop by our kids table and draw or paint your own book mark using fun examples of beautiful organic produce.  For inspiration, you'll also be tasting what you create!

   August 5^th- Super Squeeze Summer Umbrella Drinks, Hula Hoops and Beach Music. Outside under the tent.  Kids, learn how to create fruit infused drinks that are way better than pop and  sugary alternatives.  Walk up to our table and squeeze your own concoction.  Limit of one per child.  In case of rain, we will be in the lifestyle center. 

   August 12-Healthy Lunch Bus Stop

  Taste Test Table-Stop by this week and taste items you might have never tasted.  It's a great way to find new things for your lunch. 

  Free WFM Pencil for each child who stops by between 12-3

   

• Friday, July 3rd

  All American 4th of July

  12-3pm Events are Free. Check out our Retro Priced Grilled Items!

   

  All American Retro Grill!

  Stop by our grilling tent for a delicious all natural hamburger and sample our delicious in-house scratch apple and apple cheddar pies on sale this weekend!  Wash it down with a 99 cent all natural root beer float for a real blast from the past!   We'll also serve an array of 365 sodas for a float of your choice! 

   Organically Grown Kids Activities! 

  Watermelon Eating Contest

  FREE

  1-2

  Sign up at customer service for a time slot

  6-8 year olds  1-1:30

  9-13 year olds 1:30-2:00

  Sign up for our first ever watermelon eating contest where kids are encouraged to get messy!  We'll be lining up kids across a long stretch of tables with equal sized slices red juicy organic watermelon, a time clock and of course, hands behind your back.  The perfect photo opportunity for that embarrassing fridge photo!  Winners will receive, what else, a free watermelon! 

   

  2-3

  Gone Fishing

  FREE

  No sign up needed

  Grab one of our fishing poles for a little sustainable fishing in the Whole Foods Market Pond. Kids who hook a big one get an organic treat!

   

   

   

   

• Thursday, July 9th

  Holistic Mom's Coffee Talk

  9:30 am Whole Lifestyle Center FREE

  With Holistic Mom's NetworkInterested in holistic parenting and natural living?  Join Holistic Mom's Network as we gather at Whole Foods Market Naperville on the second Thursday of every month.   This is an informal gathering for members and non-members to get to know each other.  Children welcome.  Contact Kate Boyle, 678-485-4943, ksmboyle@gmail.com for more information

• Thursday, July 9th

  Summer Learning Series-A Cut Above with Jamie

  7pm Free, Sign up at customer service

  Join Jamie who has over 15 years in the meat business with his father and grandfather and become and find out the difference between natural and conventional meats, grass finished, grilling meats, Bison, differences in cuts and grilling meats.  Jamie will also sample out delicious grass fed burgers. 

   

   

• Saturday, July 11th

  Naperville Homeopathic Study Group

  9-11:30am FREE

  Naperville Homeopathic Study GroupJoin the Homeopathy study group in the lifestyle center and learn about gather for discussions on natural method of helping your body to heal itself.  This group is for sharing experiences and knowledge with one another and empowerment to take care of simple illnesses.  This group is affiliated with the National Center for Homeopathy.  For more information, visit www.homeopathyinfo.org or email Alejandra Garcia at homeopathyinfo@yahoo.com

• Sunday July 12

  THE UNCOOK FAST RAW FOOD CHALLENGE!

  3pm FREE sign up at customer service required

  With Danny and Kathy from Borrowed Earth Café

   Solving the mystery of how to make Fast Raw Food with what's in your

   refrigerator.   Danny and Kathy will demonstrate with audience participation, how to create delicious raw items on the run.

   Here's what you need to do:

   1) Arrive at Whole Foods at 2:30PM or so and head to the Produce Aisle

   2) Buy a vegetable, fruit or raw product -

  Item must be purchased at Whole Foods Market Naperville

  Danny and Kathy will put everyone's vegetable, fruit and / or edible raw product on

  the table and discuss their Raw

• Monday, July 13

  Ladies Night-Light Dinners and Sparkling Wine Tasting

  7pm $20 Sign up at Customer Service

  Looking for a fun summer night escape?

  Join us for a fun evening where you'll be treated to a sparkling wine tasting in our Wine and Beer Department followed by a  culinary demonstration by Chef Ron where he'll demonstrate Grilled Salmon with Satuteed Kale, Mango Salsa, Roasted Hemp Seed and Quinoa Apple Salad.  Each guest will leave with a fun sample goodie bag created by our Whole Body Department!

   

• Tuesday, July 14th

  Gluten Free Support Group-Ice Cream Social

  7pm $5

   with Sueson Vess of Special Eats

  Join us and sample delicious gluten and dairy free ice cream options.  Bring the family and enjoy!  We have added a small fee for this group for class instructor and material fees.  No participant will be turned away.  Please pay at the customer service desk as you come.  No sign up is necessary

• Thursday, July 16th

  WTTW Kids Great Food Fan Van

  10am-12:00 FREE!

    No sign up neccessary!  Just show up and have fun!

  This summer WTTW Kids invites children and families to attend free events that include nutrition, music, reading and fun...on wheels!
  
  These fun and educational "mini festivals" take place throughout Chicagoland, and are guaranteed to add more fun to the shopping experience of kids and family members of all ages. This  two-hour event will feature a concert performance by members of Miss Lori's CAMPUS. Enjoy original songs about the benefits of healthy exercise and eating right, produced especially for these WTTW Kids Great Food Fan Van events. Participant will also put their nutrition knowledge to the test with fun trivia games with chances to win cool prizes!

   

   

• Saturday, July 18th

  1st Anniversary Celebration

  12-3 FREE!

  Happy Anniversary Whole Foods Market Naperville!  As a special thank you for all our valued customers, we're throwing a big bash.  We also love a party as much as you so stop in for a deliciously decked out to celebrate one year in the community!   Stop in for day long activities such as a very special culinary demonstration with Mayor Pradel, Catch 35, Outdoor Entertainment and grilling, Free cake and ice cream and an elegent sampling all around the store. 

   12-3 Taste Fest!

  Join us for samples and throughout the store featuring some of our top vendors such as:

   Chicago Diner, Deerfield's Bakery,, Dr. Cracker, Cedars Hummas, Isola Imports with Tapenades, Burrata and Piave, Country Connection with a wide assortment of cheeses, Solex (Lorena) with Spanish Cheese and Potato Omelets, Solixar drinks, Barleans Swirls, Mullen's Apple Sauce and Vita Coconut Water, Grass Fed Beef and much more!  Stop in our Wine Department for a special celebration wine and beer tasting!

   

  Anniversary Cake and Ice Cream Social

  FREE 12-1

  Culinary Demonstration
  with Mayor A. George Pradel
  12:30
  Located in our Whole Lifestyle Center
  Stop in our Culinary Center and take part in a fun and crowd engaging demonstration with Mayor Pradel, our Store Team Leader Joel and  Chef Godo as they demonstrate how to create the perfect Frittata!

  12-3

  Live Entertainment, Grilling and Storwide Samples

  2-3pm

  Chef Ed Sweeney with Catch 35

  FREE

  Located in our Lifestyle Center

  We're pleased to present Chef Ed Sweeney  from Catch 35 for an anniversary  culinary demonstration.  Chef Sweeney is a Le Cordon Bleu trained professional chef from Chicago and now at Catch 35 in downtown Naperville .  His specialties are seafood, steaks and pastries.  Stop in for an open culinary demonstration where Chef Sweeney will demonstrate how to create  Bloody Mary Mussels with a Green Olive Crouton, how to break down an Alaskan Halibut cut steak, and prepare, Sauteed Halibut T-bone with Szechwan Pepper Butter and Veal Demi-glace.  This event will be first come first serve.  Stick around after and taste delicious items Chef Sweeney has prepared.  Catch 35 is located in downtown Naperville off of Washington serving Seafood and Premium steaks in Naperville and Chicago.

   

   

• Monday, July 20th

  Chef Ron Kids-Flat Bread Cook Off

  6:30-8:00 $15 per Child, $10 per Child for Kids Club Members

  This is the second in our series of cook off challenges where kids get to create their own masterpieces with top chef judging at the end.  Kids will create their own dough to make flatbreads and spices and then create their very own unique flatbread.  We'll pop them in the oven and line them up for judging for appearance, taste and creativity.  The winner will receive a special prize but we also know every kid is a winner so they'll receive their very own top chef hat! 

   

• Thursday, July 23

  Summer Learning Series-Summer Wines and Cheese with David and Matt

  7pm $15

   We've put together a phenomenal wine and cheese pairing class perfect for that summer evening outing where you'll taste and learn about a delicious array of some of our best sections expertly chosen just for tonight.    We'll start off in the Whole Lifestyle Center where you'll receive a plating of select cheese chosen by David in our Specialty Department.  David's incredible knowledge of cheese around the world will introduce you to the tastes and history of each cheese.  David will accompany you with your own individual plating of cheese into the wine department where you'll taste a selection of wines perfectly paired with each cheese.  Matt, our wine buyer will discuss each wine in detail as you taste along the way.   Pairings chose for this evening are:

   Buratta w/ roasted tomato paired with Manifesto SB

  Manchego w / membrillo paired with Escudo Rojo

  Humboldt Fog w/ fig cake paired with Vinum Cellars Chenin Vio

  Ewephoria w/ grapes paired with Priovano Il Rosso Di Enzo

  Taleggio w/ Chocolate paired with Giol Raboso

  Fleur Verte w/ Raintoast crisps paired with Biokult Grüner Veltliner

  Cavadonza w/ pears & caramelized walnuts paired with Huff Kerner Spätlese

   

   

• Monday, August 3rd

  Kids Sushi Rolling with Chef Ron

  6:30-8:00 $15 per Child, $10 per Child for Kids Club Members

   Hands On!

  Take a summer trip across the ocean and learn a new skill without going anywhere!  This class is a perfect activity for kids looking for a something fun in the dog days of summer.  Kids will learn how to roll their very own California Roll and Dessert Sushi using bamboo mats and traditional Japanese rice.  We'll also try Coconut Ice Cream and learn how to navigate chop sticks.  For a deliciously cultured ending, kids will eat what they

• Thursday, August 6

  Top Chef Series-Sullivan's Steak House with Chef Terrell Cole

  7pm FREE sign up at customer service required

  Discover what's behind the culinary scene of one of the finest restaurants in downtown Naperville! This series is presented to create an opportunity to meet the chef at fine restaurants in the area and learn top notch culinary techniques from gifted chefs.   Sullivan's Steakhouse is a 1940's Chicago-style steakhouse offering the finest Certified Angus Beef, select seafood, veal, pork, lamb and chicken entrees, appetizers, soups, salads and side dishes located in downtown Naperville.  We're pleased to present Chef Cole from Sullivan's as he demonstrates a special preparation of featured items off their menu such as a Filet Trio, Tuna Tartare and Sauces.  Enjoy a special tasting of items prepared during an intimate special meet the Chef question and answer segment.  Space is limited so sign up early.  
   

   

• Tuesday, August 11th

  Gluten Free Support Group-Back to School with Sueson Vess

  7pm $5

  Gluten-Free Bread Making and more lunch ideas!  We have added a small fee for this group for class instructor and material fees.  No participant will be turned away.  Please pay at the customer service desk as you come.  No sign up is necessary.

• Wednesday, August 12

  Summer Learning Series-Pick it Fresh with Wayne

  7pm FREE- Sign up at Customer Service

  Discover techniques on picking fruits and vegetables for ripeness and quality, learn about heirloom tomatoes, locally grown produce and more.  Wayne has a wealth of knowledge in produce and will take you on a ½ hour tour of produce where you'll also learn about unique items to add to your veggie plate.  Then travel along with Wayne to the Lifestyle Center and taste a delicious array of heirloom tomatoes and other produce items ripe to perfection! 

   

• Saturday, August 15th

  Back to School-Healthy Lunch Lab

  12-3 FREE-Open House

   Located in our Whole Lifestyle Center

  Looking for great lunch ideas for kids that they'll love?  Stop in from 12-3 in our Culinary Center and learn new ideas for lunches that are easy, nutritious and filled with brain power ingredients!   Kids can Try new items and find out what they like and learn about new things they can bring that are fun and unique. 

   

• Monday, August 17th

  Pasta Making with Chef Ron

  7pm $20 Sign up at Customer Service

   

  Hands On

  Learn how to make traditional and whole wheat pasta dough and enjoy making your own batch of pasta using a crank a pasta machine.  The class will learn how to create crab stuffed ravioli, mushroom/walnut and Asia go ravioli and more.   Chef Ron will demonstrate fillings and also how to create the perfect marinara and vodka sauce. Take home pasta you've made at the class so you can wow your family with your newly acquired culinary skill! 

• Thursday, August 20

  Summer Learning Series-Cake Decorating with Oralia

  7pm $5 Material fee-Sign up at customer service

  Hands On

  Learn great cake decorating techniques with Oralia who is one of our talented pastry chefs!  Learn how to ice, smooth, border, create rosebuds, bubbled figures and animals, natural dyes and how to make a decorators butercream!  You'll be given your very own 5" cake to decorate and practice.  The class fee is minimal to only cover cost of materials and a great way to learn a new skill from one of our expert team members!

   

• Thursday, August 27

  Whole Body Supplements with Michelle

  7pm FREE- Sign up at Customer Service

  Whole Foods Market Naperville is filled with knowlegeable team members in our department every day!  Michelle in our Whole Body Department holds a  Masters of Science in  Exercise Physiology, Certified Nutritionist, Global Institute For Alternative Medicine and a  Psychophysical Institute Herbalist.  Michelle will talk about the main frames of some of the most requested  information from people who come to our Whole Body Department.  Learn, about Multiple  Vitamin: To supplement your diet with Whole Food Based Vitamins, Greens :Nutrient Dense Food, Land and Sea Vegetables, Detoxifier, Cleansing Properties, Omegas 3 EFA's: Essential nutrients that your body does not make.  80% of the population are deficient and Flax Oil/Seed: Fiber rich, High Lignans (phytonutrient found in flax, similar to the pulp in an Orange).
  Probiotics that Introduce Healthy Flora in the gatrointestinal tract, supports the immune system and combats virus.  If you are looking for information to take the next step to health, this is your class. 

   

   

• Great Buys Every Week!

  Monday-Panini $4.99

  Tuesday-Sushi California Roll $5.99 Each

  Wednesday-Pizza $8.99 16 inches 1 topping

  Thursday-Chicken Whole Rotisserie $5.99 Each

  Friday-Chicken Golden Fried $3.99 Four Pieces

  Friday-Deep Dish Friday $12.99 Reg.  $15.99

  Saturday-Eye of Round $7.99 Per Pound

  Sunday-Pizza by the Slice 2 for $4

• Every Day Including Sunday

  Breakfast Bar

  8am-11pm

  Located by our Meat Department

• Every Friday

  Wine at Five

  5-7 FREE

  Every Friday our Beverage Specialst Matt will chose a theme of the week so come often to taste a vast array of wines.