Fodor's Travel

"Try the skillet of smoky bacon cornbread - it is terrifically popular."

Anne Colvin

"I can't forget the side of skillet cornbread with Tennessee bacon that we ordered for the table! It was a great mix of buttery and crumbly, sweet and savory."

Keith Law

"The skillet of bacon cornbread was superb, rich, crispy on the bottom from the skillet and the bacon fat, with flecks of bacon throughout."

Cathy Chaplin

"The exterior was gorgeously crisp and golden, while the flavor had a natural sweetness to it. It’s no wonder the cornbread is a menu mainstay."

Erin Perkins

"7 Essential Charleston Cornbreads: Husk - Baked in a cast iron pan, chef Sean Brock’s cornbread uses the finest Anson Mills yellow cornmeal and crumbles of Benton’s bacon. The dish is pulled straight out of the wood-burning oven for patron’s consumption. Don’t look for any sweetness here, but do cover it in the bacon fat butter."

Explore Charleston

"Enjoy it at the Husk."

The Fare Trade

"The preparation in the skillet gives the bottom of the cornbread that perfectly crispy and crunchy crust to complement the mealy texture of the bread while the pork butter adds a slight sweetness to complement the saltiness of the bacon."

Red Clay Soul

"I can attest – it was great."

Celia Sin-Tien Cheng

"I have never tasted cornbread as exceptional as Benton’s bacon cornbread at Husk. You might think that cornbread is just a side dish, but this simple little dish is an example of how Chef Sean Brock pays tribute to soulful Southern cuisine by bringing it to new heights. Cooked in a cast iron skillet for eight minutes at 800 degrees, this cornbread is dynamite."

Shelby Cohen

"The must-order, don’t-miss, don’t even think about messing with my guidance here item at Husk, and one they actually have every day, is a side of Benton’s bacon corn bread for the table. I’m serious, people. Do not blow off this advice. Get this corn bread, and then name your first-born after me. When you bite into this heavenly lavishness, the bacon fat coats your mouth in the best possible way, and then the corn meal batter takes over to balance the porcine content perfectly. This really is a ... Read more