Cooking Classes
Our cooking classes are meant to be fun! We will have both hands-on and demonstration cooking classes so you can sit back and watch a meal be prepared or get involved and cook alongside the chef.
Our Chefs
Our mission is to bring fun into learning cooking skills, recipes, and nutrition. Our Chefs embody this mission in each of their classes and their way of teaching.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about the Kitchen at Heart of Salisbury, please don't hesitate to send us a message!
Cooking is an act of love
Cooking is an act of love, especially for families. We believe having friends and families sitting at the table and sharing great food is the first step towards building healthy communities.
Wivianny Dehaas
Her passion for travel and food inspired to creation of the Heart of Salisbury Teaching Kitchen. Having taken cooking classes in different continents in the world, Wivianny wanted to bring that opportunity to Salisbury, NC. She loves sharing her cooking techniques and recipes that have been passed down by generations of her Portuguese/Italian family in Brazil.
Wivianny Dehaas
Wivianny is a dually licensed mental health/addictions therapist, who is passionate about yoga, cooking, nutrition, and sharing meals. She started cooking at a young age and enjoys cooking as an extension of love and care for those around her. She is also a board member at Rowan Helping Ministries and often volunteers in their kitchen, Jeanie’s Kitchen, which serves 3 meals a day to their shelter guests, and daily lunch to anyone in the community who is hungry.
“I started cooking at about age 9. I was just very interested in food and cooking. My grandfather in Brazil was a butcherer and other family members were in farming. I grew up watching and knowing the source of our food and when I came to the US, I felt that I lost that. Life was simply too busy for cooking and I noticed my health declining. That was when I had to re-asses my priorities and make changes to my lifestyle. It took me years, but I was able to return to my passion of cooking and educate my kids about food.” Wivianny is married and has two emerging adult children. “As a mom, the best family times are when we share a great meal at home, and as a therapist I can tell you, not sitting at the table together regularly to share a healthy meal, is one of the biggest losses for families.”