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.
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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.
Eileen DelPiano
She brings with her years of food education experience as well as her culinary expertise. She can cook just about anything and is passionate about teaching cooking techniques. One of her many specialties, is Mediterranean cuisine.
Eileen Delpiano
Chef Eileen was trained as an executive chef at Central Piedmont Community College, Culinary School in Charlotte. She has over 20 years culinary experience in fine dining and high-volume sports and entertainment events. Her most recent position was as adjunct professor at Culinard Culinary school in Greensboro. She taught students the skills necessary to work in the culinary field. She has appeared in numerous local radio and television spots promoting specialty foods showcased at major events.
Prior to joining Culinard, Chef Eileen was Executive Chef at Lowes Motor Speedway. She led many exciting events in addition to NASCAR including Super Bowl XLIII, Cirque de Sole, Wachovia Golf Tournament (now Quail Hollow Tournament), and Charlotte Bobcats events at Time Warner Cable Arena. The specialty catering required at these events, the unique food, and “upscale” presentation was an exciting addition to her large-scale catering experience.
She was able to showcase her talent and passion for cooking when she was asked to join “Race Across America” bicycle team. She served on the Board of Directors and was instrumental in writing and teaching healthy recipes for Kids Heart Felt Health (501c). When she is not cooking, Chef Eileen enjoys working on creative projects, playing pickleball, the outdoors, reading, sewing, and spending time with her husband and adult children.
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.”