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Whole Foods Market Inc.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Three Things to Eat, Drink, and Bake This Weekend

    Happy Mother's Day weekend to all you moms out there! I hope the kiddos take you somewhere nice to eat and shower you with presents (and if they still need a little help figuring where to take you, send them the link to our Mother's Day Brunch/Dinner Roundup). My kids, a.k.a. my dogs, aren't the b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Whole Foods to Open New Location in Town & Country Shopping Center

    A new Whole Foods Market, the world's largest retailer of natural and organic foods, is being built at The Shops at Town & Country, the shopping center (and home of Chris Bianco's newest venture, Italian Restaurant) on the corner of Camelback Road and 20th Street in Central Phoenix. Set to open in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Calling All Cheese Heads -- It's (Almost) Time to Crack the Parmigiano Reggiano

    This Saturday (March 10th) at 1 p.m. Whole Foods across the globe (including our Tempe, Scottsdale, and Chandler locations) will be simultaneously cracking into wheels of their 24-month old Parmigiano Reggiano AKA Really Damn Good Cheese. As you can see in the video above, it's going to be cheese-t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Seven Ways to Eat Prickly Pear Fruit

    ​​Lately, we've been a little obsessed with this whole state food question. We've asked readers (who've already narrowed it down) to tell us which they'd choose: Sonoran hot dogs or prickly pear fruit.We're not going to lie, we are pulling for the prickly pear. By way of convincing you, we now p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    The Phoenix Ale Brewery Adds New Brew, Needs You to Name

    This month, The Phoenix Ale Brewery, Arizona's newest craft brewery housing an automated 20-barrel system and tasting room just a few miles east of downtown Phoenix, added an imperial porter to their lineup with just one problem: it doesn't have a name. That's where you come in. Between now and Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Duncan Family Farms Salad-A-Day Program

    ​ We mentioned Duncan Family Farms' new program last year when we got to know them better. We thought it fitting to give their Salad-a-Day CSA another mention since it's January and it's time to get back on track with our healthful eating habits.  How it works, after the jump.

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    SunUp's The Nut Before Christmas

    Zach Fowle ​Beer: The Nut Before ChristmasBrewery: SunUp Brewing (322 E Camelback Road, 602-279-8909)Style: English Brown AleABV: 4.2 percent 'Twas the Nut Before Christmas, and all through the bar, People were coming, from near and from far, For a delicious nut brown ale and some holiday ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Rainbow Chocolate Bacon Pecan Caramel Corn: Fair Food Showdown

      ​With the Arizona State Fair headed our way tomorrow, we at Chow Bella decided on our latest challenge: Create a "fair food" that kicks it up a notch No one dared to cook with bugs, but we did have some creative entries. Check back later this week, when critic Laura Hahnefeld will ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Torbreck Australian WIne Tasting and Herb Monkey Bread in Today's Eater's Digest

    Ashley Brouwer ​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Wine from the Outback  Tomorrow, October 4th,  join Gilbert's Australian-themed wine bar, Down Under Wines & Bistro, from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. for an evening of Aussie wines a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    LGO's Alaskan Beer Dinner and International IPA Day in Today's Eater's Digest

    Linda Wagner ​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?LGO Beer DinnerLook what we found -- an LGO beer dinner! This Friday, August 5th join chef Paul Lindsay and the LGO crew over at the Arcadia Room (the old Radio Milano/Cafe) for an awesome be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Homemade Harvey Squeezable Fruit Pouches Launches in Arizona

    ​This week marked the Arizona launch of Homemade Harvey. It's an organic, preservative-free, crushed fruit snack pouch made in Orange California. I got to meet one of the three owners at the Paradise Valley Whole Foods who really eyed me as as I (a mom with two small kids) walked near -- I'm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    2011 Cupcake Love-In Baker Lineup Announced

    Timur Guseynov If last year's entries were any indication, the 2011 Cupcake Love-In will be pretty sweet.​Despite the endless parade of frosted delights showing up in bakeries, at culinary festivals, and on fancy restaurant menus over the past few years,& ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Double Check Ranch's Grassfed Beef Crisps

    Hannah Hayes​Paul Schwennesen wants you to forget what you know about beef jerky. The set-up at the Phoenix Public Market​Every week, Schwennesen and his team from Double Check Ranch in Winkelman bring pure grassfed beef to the folks of Arizona, setting up shop at the Phoenix Publ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Whole Foods Food Truck Day and Frozen Grapes in Today's Eater's Digest

    ​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Food Truck Extravaganza  Hey Scottsdale -- this is what you're doing for lunch today. Whole Foods Market Raintree is teaming up with the Phoenix Street Food Coalition for their second Food Truc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Whole Foods Now Selling Chicken Feed; It's About Damn Time

    ​Seriously Whole Foods, what gives? Backyard chicken farming has been totally cool and hip for well over a year and we have been having to do the unthinkable and venture into feed and tack stores to purchase food for our ladies. Feed and tack stores?! Oh my, the horror! Okay, all joking aside ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Cascal Fermented Natural Soda: The Wine Cooler For Non-Winos

    Jennifer Woods​We heard about this product and just had to try it - Cascal. We love the Dry Sodas and we also love kombucha. We thought it'd be something like a blend of the two. It's marketed as a non-alcoholic wine-ish type product - especially with food pairing suggestions on the website and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Whole Foods to Host "Value" Tours. Seriously.

    Photo by flickr user Cpt. Obvious ​This month, Valley Whole Foods are inviting folks into their stores to help them learn to shop on a budget. They're calling it a "Value Tour."We'll give you a minute to stop laughing. Okay, so Whole Foods thinks that it's possible to snag a basket full of o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Catch Short Leash, Bella Strada, Carte Blanche Gourmet Tacos and More Today at Whole Foods

    Brad and Kat Moore of Short Leash Hot Dogs​Been too busy to chase the wheels of some of the Valley's finest food trucks? Need to make a stop at Whole Foods? Your lunch plans today just got a lot more interesting. Today from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Whole Foods in Scottsdale will host its first Foo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Shannon Dufresne of Crave Artisan Ice Cream

    courtesy of Shannon Dufresne​ This week Shannon Dufresne, chef-owner of Crave Artisan Ice Cream joined us for Sweet Talk. Over a cup of coffee and a piece of cake, we discovered Shannon has quite a sweet tooth, how she set up her commercial kitchen as a co-op, and why good food is in the deta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    2010 Redux: Eater's Digest

    ​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Well, are you? For most of 2010, we have bestowed upon you a little bit of food news, not-to-miss wine dinners and our favorite part, attractive pictures of recipes that stood out amongst the rest of the food ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Tofurky: Tell Your Drunk Aunt to Step Aside, This Might Just Be Another Holiday Disaster

    Kelly Green​ In the name of good health and a good read, each week we'll be bringing you a health product, complete with review. We're calling this feature Crunchy Granola -- even though we doubt much of this stuff tastes that good. Ah, yes. The infamous Tofurky. A product that has been a consis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Kefir: The Elixir of Life or Just Some Nasty Milk?

    Kelly Green   In the name of good health and a good read, each week we'll be bringing you a health product, complete with review. We're calling this feature Crunchy Granola -- even though we doubt much of this stuff tastes that good. First up: Kefir. Kefir is a drinkable cultured milk pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Raw Milk: Taste Test

    Earlier this week, we explored the controversy surrounding raw milk, and where to buy it in Arizona. Today, I'll share my personal experience with the stuff. As mentioned previously, many of the usual suspects don't sell raw milk, including Whole Foods, which sent us a statement explaining it discon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Local Chefs Teach Free Cooking Classes at Whole Foods

    Payton Curry of Caffe Boa is one of nine local chefs teaching free classes.​Saturdays this summer are about to get a lot more interesting thanks to area Whole Foods stores. Various locations in the Valley will be included in the Summer Chef Series, which features a head-turning r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    June 17 In Blogs: Fart Machines, Charlie Brand, Father's Day, and Hillary Clinton

    ​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    2010 Arizona Wine Awards: Your Chance to Drink and Vote!

    ​ ​ ​ ​Have you ever wanted to go to the voting booths completely sloshed -- if nothing else, just to forget how lousy your choices are? We're pretty sure there's some sort of legal issue there, so don't bother. You can, however, enjoy some vino with your voting at the 2010 Arizona Wine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Charles Kane Lectures at Valley Whole Foods Markets

    Charles Kane really gets around! The local herbal medicine expert will be lecturing at four Whole Foods Markets tomorrow, Saturday, May 1st. His book is called Herbal Medicine of the American Southwest and Herbal Medicine: Trends and Traditions. ​ ​  

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    Fresh and Easy

    MADCAP shows documentary about organic chow

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    A Bizarre Easter Gift for Foodies

    While thumbing through the pages of the latest Food Network Magazine, I came across one of the strangest suggestions for an Easter gift I've ever seen. Chocolate bunnies? Too bourgeois. Baskets of faux grass and jelly beans? Yawn. Even this year's chocolate-covered Peeps aren't exactly hitting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Olympic Cheese, Stinky Cheese and a New Home for Sahara in Today's Eater's Digest

    An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ Cheese has a new use --- at least for winter Olympian Lindsey Vann. She has been using Topfan, an Austrian cheese to reduce the inflammation in her leg. Check out the full story at CNN. Its not surprising that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Are Grocery Stores Going Nutty?

    We're noticing a trend in grocery stores lately -- they're all going totally nuts! Literally, that is. More and more local grocery stores are expanding their nut selections, venturing beyond stock bags of pistachios and cans of mixed nuts to bulk nuts, grind your own peanut butter stations and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Sweet Republic Makes it into Whole Foods

    Julia Zolondz  Go Jan and Helen! The ladies of Sweet Republic -- North Scottsdale's charming artisanal ice cream shop, which we awarded "Best Ice Cream" in this year's Best of Phoenix issue -- have gotten their product into Whole Foods in Scottsdale. Over the next week, they'll be stoc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Hot Links: Paddling Out, Naked Men, and Whole Foods Boycott

    ​Arizona is one of 20 states that allows schools to mete out corporal punishment, most often paddling. Now, an education task force panel is calling for a state ban on paddling in schools. School districts must accept or reject the ban by June 30. School officials say they can't remember the last ... More >>

  • Music

    August 6, 2009

    Bowerbirds

    ​Arizona is one of 20 states that allows schools to mete out corporal punishment, most often paddling. Now, an education task force panel is calling for a state ban on paddling in schools. School districts must accept or reject the ban by June 30. School officials say they can't remember the last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Local Spots to Source Gourmet Salts

    Sloane BurwellSo much salt! Need a salt fix? Never tried vanilla sea salt? Want to try salt on ice cream? (Trust us, it's a winner.) Salt has moved out of the cupboard to take its place as the seasoning of choice, so if there's no sea salt to be found in your house, it's time to start shopping. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Local Wine Wins at Whole Foods

    Lauren GilgerVoters tasting the local wines on Saturday at the Arizona Wine Consumer Choice Awards at Whole Foods Market in Chandler.Move over, Napa. Arizona's young wine industry is currently undergoing a growth-spurt akin to a 12 year-old basketball player. For proof, see Michele Laudig's cover st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Monday Night Martha: Shrimp and Pearls

    Tonight's meal could also be called "the dinner so nice, we made it twice." The recipe is clipped from this month's Gourmet magazine. You can also find it at Epicurious.The "pearls" in the title refer to a spherical semolina-based pasta known as Israeli couscous. Unlike its Moroccan counterpart, Isr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Shop at Whole Foods, Support PBS

    I don't know what it was about this past Christmas, but for some reason, I found it a whole lot easier to get out my checkbook and send some dough to local non-profits than to slog through the list of presents I had to buy. And seriously, right after I read Sarah Fenske's column about the financial ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 26, 2008

    How do health-conscious stores Fresh & Easy, Sprouts, and Sunflower compare with the mainstream?

    I don't know what it was about this past Christmas, but for some reason, I found it a whole lot easier to get out my checkbook and send some dough to local non-profits than to slog through the list of presents I had to buy. And seriously, right after I read Sarah Fenske's column about the financial ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2008

    New cafe coming to Roosevelt Row

    I don't know what it was about this past Christmas, but for some reason, I found it a whole lot easier to get out my checkbook and send some dough to local non-profits than to slog through the list of presents I had to buy. And seriously, right after I read Sarah Fenske's column about the financial ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2008

    Earth Day 5K at Tempe Beach Park

    I don't know what it was about this past Christmas, but for some reason, I found it a whole lot easier to get out my checkbook and send some dough to local non-profits than to slog through the list of presents I had to buy. And seriously, right after I read Sarah Fenske's column about the financial ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    Get ready for West of Western

    I don't know what it was about this past Christmas, but for some reason, I found it a whole lot easier to get out my checkbook and send some dough to local non-profits than to slog through the list of presents I had to buy. And seriously, right after I read Sarah Fenske's column about the financial ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2007

    Whole Foods wonderland

    I don't know what it was about this past Christmas, but for some reason, I found it a whole lot easier to get out my checkbook and send some dough to local non-profits than to slog through the list of presents I had to buy. And seriously, right after I read Sarah Fenske's column about the financial ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 8, 2007

    We Rule

    I don't know what it was about this past Christmas, but for some reason, I found it a whole lot easier to get out my checkbook and send some dough to local non-profits than to slog through the list of presents I had to buy. And seriously, right after I read Sarah Fenske's column about the financial ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2005

    Taboo You

    Alwun House exhibits illicit behavior

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2004

    LET'S GET PHYSICAL:

    Pumping up and slimming down

  • Dining

    February 24, 2000

    Salt Rifle

    Pumping up and slimming down

  • Dining

    June 24, 1999

    Cart Blanch

    Pumping up and slimming down

  • Dining

    May 6, 1999

    Second Helpings

    Pumping up and slimming down

  • Dining

    May 21, 1998

    Second Helpings

    Pumping up and slimming down

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