Personal Wellness Chef · Waynesville, North Carolina
Delicious meals prepared in your home, crafted with seasonal Appalachian ingredients — designed to restore balance, elevate wellbeing, and support your overall health so you can be your best, every day.
About Kathryn
Kathryn Gillis is a Personal Wellness Chef serving Waynesville and the greater Western North Carolina region. Her passion for excellence in hospitality traces back to her early career at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. As a Brain Health Licensed Trainer in Dr. Daniel Amen's program, she supports clients in nurturing the brain and body through life-giving food. With more than two decades of experience in the wellness space and advanced study in clinical nutrition, she partners with discerning clients to translate personal health goals into delicious, carefully prepared food to support their everyday life.
Her work draws from the rich agricultural heritage of the Southern Appalachians — organic grains, pasture-raised proteins, wild foraged herbs, and produce from neighboring farms in and around Haywood County. Each menu is a quiet reflection of the season while supporting a healthy, well-lived life.
Whether she is preparing a week of restorative meals for a couple in their retirement season, giving busy professionals their time back with food that fuels their life, or guiding a family toward healthier, whole-food-focused eating, Kathryn brings the same steady hand: thoughtful sourcing, simple technique, connection with God and people, and unhurried hospitality.
Services
Each engagement begins with a private consultation, during which we discuss your health intentions and dietary preferences. From there, every detail is tailored to support you in this season of life while also considering your next 10 years.
One cooking day a week. I plan, shop, cook 4–5 dishes (8-12 meals), label everything for easy reheating, and clean up. This includes a complete health intake to ensure your brain and body are nurtured. Your menu is created for and approved by you. Pay groceries by receipt; no markup on ingredients. Your refrigerator organized and kitchen spotless.
From $450 / week
Join an intimate, small-group cooking class hosted in a local culinary space. Designed for groups of four to six people, these hands-on sessions cover specific skills like mastering sourdough bread, crafting healing soups, and preparing nutritious breakfast staples. We'll cook together and you'll take the recipe, skills, and food home to enjoy.
Quoted per event
Hands-on guidance in your own kitchen. Learn foundational nutrition basics, seasonal recipe libraries, menu-planning, and how to build a wellness-aligned pantry that serves your household for years to come.
$220 / session
Retreat weekends, corporate wellness programming, and family reset programs available upon request.
PhilosophY: 1 Corinthians 10:31
I build relationships with the farmers, foragers, and ranchers of Western North Carolina. Every ingredient has a name and a place. I select organic, heritage, and regeneratively-farmed ingredients as much as possible.
The finest ingredients require little adornment and are bursting with flavor and health. My techniques consider how to keep your food as healthy as possible while also being truly enjoyable to eat. I'm ServSafe certified, bringing peace of mind and exceptional standards.
Whether your table seats one or six, meals are an occasion. A time to relax and connect with the Lord and our loved ones while also being restored by food. My intention is to bring calm, warmth, and the kind of health that nourishes from the inside, out. Health is truly priceless, and it's my honor to serve you.
Kind Words
Kathryn changed the way our family eats — and the way we feel at the end of the day. Her food is restorative, and her presence in our home is a gift.
After my surgery, Kathryn designed a six-week program that made recovery feel like a privilege. Every meal felt considered, never clinical.
Begin a Conversation
New engagements are accepted on a limited basis to ensure each client receives Kathryn's full attention. Please share a few details and you will hear back within two business days.
Serving Waynesville and the surrounding Western North Carolina mountains