Richardson's Chef, Transplant Patient To Cook For a Cause

Parkville resident and Richardson Farms executive chef Ben Simpkins talks about food, life and an upcoming fundrasier for the National Kidney Foundation.

Ben Simpkins is more than just the chef at the National Kidney Foundation's Santé event this weekend.  He's an example. The executive chef at Richardson Farms, Simpkins is a kidney transplant recipient. Taking part in the fundraiser Saturday is an opportunity to bring two defining aspects of his life together. "It's kind of the two things that are tied together—I want to be an influence for kidney patients. If you looked at me you’d never think I had a kidney transplant," Simpkins said. "When I was going through [dialysis, treatment and the transplant], I had people who would mentor me. I want people to look and see there’s life after a transplant. You can still follow your dreams." The path that brought him to Richardson's—and ultimately …

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