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About the Event:
Darrell Benton used to spend his workdays alone in a dark room in Knoxville, reading medical scans. Now he spends them in the curing rooms at Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams in Madisonville, Tennessee, walking past hams that have hung as long as thirty-six months, picking up mold strains found nowhere else. He calls that room the “funkatorium.”
Recently, Darrell left a career as a radiologist to join his father, Allan, who has spent more than fifty years working out what salt, smoke, and time can do to a leg of pork. Join us at MODA for a conversation about craft, patience, and what a process this slow asks of the people who keep it going, followed by a tasting of Benton's products.
Join us at MODA for an evening of conversation with Allan and Darrell Benton. We’ll talk about craft, patience, and what salt makes possible, before tasting some of the Benton’s products ourselves.
What to Expect:
Arrive early to explore MODA's latest exhibition, SALT: A Design Story
A conversation with Darrell Benton on leaving radiology for the family smokehouse
The Benton's method explained: hand-rubbed salt, hickory smoke, and a wait measured in seasons
Why the air in one corner of Tennessee produces flavors that cannot be reproduced anywhere else
A tasting of Benton's products
Time to talk with Darrell and other guests over food and drink
Registration
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About Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams and Darrell Benton
Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams has operated in Madisonville, Tennessee, for more than fifty years under Allan Benton, who learned the trade from a local dairy farmer and ham curer named Albert Hicks. The method has stayed close to what Hicks taught: salt rubbed in by hand, hickory smoke, mountain air, and a wait of months or years. Lean decades gave way to a following among chefs across the South, and Benton's country ham and bacon now appear on menus around the country. The facility cures roughly eighteen thousand hams and fifty thousand pork bellies a year, including prosciutto-style hams from pasture-raised hogs that hang as long as thirty-six months.
Darrell Benton, Allan's son, grew up working at the smokehouse after school and during summers, then left for college and, in 2007, medical school. He practiced as a radiologist in Knoxville before recently returning home to join his father. He now oversees daily operations and is exploring new directions for the business.
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The Museum of Design Atlanta is conveniently located in the Midtown Arts District, right across the street from the Woodruff Arts Center at 1315 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta, GA 30309.
MODA is located on the ground floor of the 1315 Peachtree Building. The building is a mix use site and is shared by MODA, the Peachtree Public Library, and Perkins+Will.
MODA resides on the land of the Mvskoke (Muscogee / Creek) people.
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Parking
MODA does not offer designated parking. There are public parking lots located in the Midtown Arts district, as well as metered parking available along Peachtree St NE. The paid Lanier parking deck at 1337 Peachtree St NE is the closest deck within walking distance of the museum.
Bike Riders
For visitors traveling by bike, there are plenty of bike racks conveniently located around MODA! You can find them along Peachtree Street, including right outside of MODA, and at the Arts Center MARTA Station. Don’t forget to bring a lock!
MARTA
If visiting by train, take the North or South rail line to the Arts Center MARTA Station (N5), located directly behind the Woodruff Arts Center (accessible). Exit the Arts Center Station at the top level by the Peachtree Street exit. You will be behind the Woodruff Arts Center. MODA is located directly across the street from the Woodruff Arts Center. Use the cross-walk at the intersection of 16th and Peachtree to reach our building.
For more information on MARTA schedules, maps, and connections from other transit providers, please visit the MARTA website.
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