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Boston Phoenix Best '10

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  It's time to vote for Whole Foods Market in the Phoenix's annual Reader's Poll!

  

NEW!

• Healthy & Convenient Recipes in Your Pocket

  Whole Foods Market Recipes on the iPhone FREE!

  Trying to figure out what to make for dinner?  On the move without a cookbook in hand?  If you've got an iPhone you can now browse the extensive Whole Foods Market Recipe collection, searching by category, ingredient, special diet, etc.  Simply download the iPhone App.  It's easy and it's free!  You can start planning your next meal in minutes!

• Follow WFM_Symphony on Twitter!

  

  We just set this up so you can be one of our first followers!  Why follow WFM_Symphony?  Ever wonder what the hot soups are today?  What about the pizza selections?  Freshest flowers today?  When does the next Madness begin?  Did the Better Bags change yet?  These are just a few of the ideas we've come up with.  It's up to you to let us know what else you want to know.  Click here to follow us!

• 2 for $5.00

  Mix & Match Deli Salads

  Introducing 6-ounce prepacked protions of many of your favorite salads ready to go in our Self Service Prepared Foods case.  If you're in a hurry for lunch or dinner, check 'em out.  Current offerings include-

  • Buck's Tuna Salad
  • Low-Fat Tuna Salad
  • Lemon-Cranberry Quinoa
  • White Meat Chicken Salad
  • Vegan Chicken Salad
  • Golden Sesame Tofu
  • Creamy Potato Salad
  • Classic Deli Pasta Salad
  • Macrobiotic Salad

  Mix and match any two selections for just $5.00 or choose one for $2.50.  Let us know what other salads you'd like to see packaged like these.

Events

• Saturday, February 27th

  We're Cracking a Parm

  3:00pm-3:30pm FREE

  Whole Foods Market will cap a month-long celebration of one of Italy's most famous culinary jewels, Parmigiano Reggiano, with an in-store grand finale that will honor the tradition behind the "king of cheese" while highlighting what it has to offer. We will provide samples and recipes while attempting to break our own world record for simultaneously "cracking open" hundreds of hand-selected wheels of 24-month-aged Parmigiano Reggiano wheels. Demo Guy JP will assist our Specialty Team as they demonstrate the art of breaking into this spectacular cheese with the traditional method that preserves its salty, crunchy, crumbly internal crystalline structure.

   To find our more about this exquisite cheese, tune in to our national cheese buyer Cathy Strange's interview at The Cheesefreak.com. which was recorded here at our store in December 2009. Cathy discusses the cheesemaking process from start to finish and  goes into detail about the uniqueness of Parmigiano Reggiano at Whole Foods Market. And, if you want to know even more, you can also read Cathy's blog entry!

• The January-February Whole Deal is here!

  FREE!

  Pick up this winter edition of The Whole Deal at the entrance to the store and you'll find coupons for an assortment of national brand items plus several Whole Foods Market 365 products.  And, you can get a head start on savings as we've recently updated our Whole Deal webpage to allow you to print many of the coupons at home.  You can try it now.  The Whole Deal also has shopping tips, hints, and recipes for one, two, or four people.  Come on in and get your free copy before it's "sold out"!  Again, look for it at the front of the store as you enter.

• I'm a Local; You're a Local

  Our "Farmstand" is open 8:00am-10:00pm

  Our friends Sara and Gideon Porth at Atlas Farm in South Deerfield are busily planning for next season already; it won't be long before their first lettuces begin to arrive.  But, we are still receiving a few produce items from Chris Kurth of Siena Farms in Sudbury, MA; this week we expect to have parsnips and a variety of cabbages.  In addition, we've got some other local produce which arrives here via our Regional Distribution Center in Cheshire, CT, which is very convenient for many of the farmers in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.

  Be a Local yourself this week and make a hearty stew or a pot roast with Northeast-raised beef which usually arrives just in time for the weekend!  There should still be some Maine potatoes left in Produce, too.  Maybe serve it with a salad topped with chunks of fresh chevre made in Sterling by Ann Starbard at Crystal Brook Farm.  Add a loaf of artisan-baked bread from Pain D'Avignon Bakery in Hyannis or Nashoba Brook Bakery in West Concord and you're all set.

  Many other local products can also be found in our aisles- Cindy's Kitchen's Dressings from Brockton in our Produce Department, Bear Pond Pestos and dips and Stonewall Kitchen Jams in Specialty, Number 9 Salsa in Grocery... and, one of your favorites, Taza Chocoalte from nearby Somerville!  So stop in and see what you find and please ask if you don't see the I'm a Local signage!

Notices

Quality Flowers, Too!

 Whole Foods Market Symphony makes custom arrangements for any occasion - from weddings and anniversaries to birthdays and births! Having a party? In the doghouse? Someone feeling under the weather? Or maybe you just want to brighten up your own day! We can even deliver! Contact our floral department at 617-375-1010 or our floral buyer at erica.st.yves@wholefoods.com for more details!

Free Parking

 We offer free parking in the Westland Avenue Garage above us for one hour while you shop. If you spend $5 or more, simply ask your cashier to validate your parking garage ticket at the register.

Try this!

JP is the Symphony store’s In-store Demo Coordinator.  He’s the guy who is often sharing delicious food and recipes with our shoppers.  You’ll usually find him on the floor offering something tasty between the hours of 3:00pm & 7:00pm on weekdays and at various times on weekends.  Keep in mind that sometimes products scheduled for sampling on certain days may be switched to other days.  Call JP at (617) 375-1010 ahead of time if you are wondering about today’s samples.  Or, follow us on Twitter- WFM_Symphony- for daily demo updates.

Feed Kids Now!

Throughout the year, Whole Foods Market Symphony offers shoppers the opportunity to purchase pre-packed bags of food and bodycare products to be donated to the Preventive Food Pantry at Boston Medical Center.  By providing food, education in nutrition, and cooking demonstrations to nearly 5,000 patients per month, BMC is able to effectively fight against the ravages of malnutrition and hunger with both preventive and therapeutic measures.  The bags of food you purchase are used by participants in different programs at BMC including the Grow Clinic which treats children with Failure to Thrive (FTT). Look for our display of brown paperbags with the white and red "Stop Children's Hunger" sign located near the last register in our store.

Recycling

City of Boston Recycling

As stewards of the environment, we are all called to do what we can in the way of recycling. The City of Boston offers weekly expanded curbside recycling for many common items and seasonal recycling for others.