Dinah E. Gore Teaching and Research Kitchens

With the support of generous donors and our faculty and staff, the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences designed the Dinah E. Gore Teaching and Research Kitchens, a state-of-the-art kitchen complex that will enhance and extend our work in teaching, research and extension.

Teaching

We teach safe food preparation and preservation.

Investigate questions on labeling, food safety and healthy cooking.

Research

We investigate research questions related to labeling, ingredient use, food safety, and healthy cooking.

Develop healthy recipes to share with the public.

Extension

We develop healthy recipes that our Extension agents and specialists can share with the public.

The Key Ingredient

The Dinah E. Gore Teaching and Research Kitchens complex is named for a longtime benefactor of family and consumer sciences programs at NC State University. Dinah Gore and her husband Edward have supported numerous educational programs in North Carolina schools, colleges and universities. She has been especially generous in enhancing NC State Extension’s educational programs related to health, food, nutrition and fitness.

NBC News visited the Dinah E. Gore Kitchens to highlight the partnership between USDA and NC State to investigate how home cooks handle raw meat, and how those practices affect nearby food.

Washing Raw Chicken Could Make You Sick

Ben Chapman speaks with NBC News on why you shouldn't wash your chicken.

View of the Dinah E. Gore Teaching and Research Kitchens.

The best way to learn to cook is by being in the kitchen, cooking.

Server passing appetizers at the Dinah Gore Kitchen Launch Event.

Everyone can learn to cook delicious, healthy, and safe meals.

Dr. Bonnano taste testing at the Dinah Gore Kitchens Launch Event

Cooking does not have to be complicated.

A kitchen demo in the Dinah Gore Kitchens.

Cooking is an art guided by science.

Healthy food is essential to a healthy life.

Food is medicine.

Eloise S. Cofer Family Living Lecture Series

Cheetie Kumar, Chef and owner of Garland Restaurant in Raleigh and a 2020 James Beard Award Finalist for Best Chef Southeast, returned to NC State as our 2020 Eloise Cofer Lecturer.

Watch the Series

Cheetie Kumar in the kitchen at the Garland Kitchen in Raleigh, NC.

From Concept to Kitchen

Thank You to Our Donors

Major Donors

Dinah E. Gore
NC Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences
NC State Extension

Janice R. Christensen Video and Observation Room

Janice R. Christensen

Carolyn Lackey, Ph.D. Kitchen

Carolyn J. Lackey, Ph.D.

Doris Yates Rogers Kitchen

Doris Yates

Legacy Kitchen Donors

Ethel B. and Edgar J. Boone	Dr. Lindsay Haynes-Maslow	Northeastern District ECA
Geri H. Bushel	Lorelei Jones	Maurene Rickards
Dr. Pauline F. Calloway	Dr. Sarah Kirby	Joyce Spear
Chris Cammarene-Wessel	Joyce Kluttz	South District ECA
Jessie Cannon in memory of Eloise Cofer	Jayne L. McBurney	Southeastern District ECA
Dr. Benjamin Chapman	Dr. Betsy Meldau	Debra Stroud
Scott Clontz in memory of Ina Mae Clontz and Nancy Jeannette Mayhew	Dr. Betsy Meldau in memory of Rachel Thomas	Dr. Sheron K. Sumner
Evelyn Deans DeLoatch Family	Dr. Judy Mock	Cathy Thomas
Dr. Carolyn Dunn	NC Extension & Community Association, Inc.	Dr. Nadine F. Tope
Ann and Lewis Frazier	NCEAFCS	Dr. Sandra A. Zaslow in memory of Evelyn Alberg
Drs. Wilma and Larry Hammett	North Central District ECA

Additional Donors

Cabarrus Co. ECA	Martha H. Isenberg
Gail A. Cowper	Catherine J. Maxwell and Ben Fewel
Jane B. Davidson	Jayne L. McBurney
Wanda W. Denning	Patricia H. McNeill
Dr. Patricia Dunn	Patsy Misenheimer
Shelby R. Ford	Pamela C. Outen
Joy H. Frauson	Jane K. Stuart
Flora H. Grantham	Jewel L. Winslow

Special Thanks

Angkana Bode and NC State Capital Project Management

Bud Brannock and NC State Paint Shop

David Setser and NC State Facilities Services

Dee Futerfas, Johnathan LaCorte (’98 and ’04) and Ross/Deckard Architects, P.A.

Hutchins Construction, Inc.

Jeremy McKoy and Home Depot

Lee Rothstein from Cary Kitchen & Bath Galleries

Wegmans Food Markets