Ben Spraggins STORY BY BETSY ILER & PHOTO BY KENNETH BOONE
A Lake Martin chef returns to his roots to put a little K.I.S.S. on the plate for guests 70 LAKE
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Adversity was the ticket that opened the world of good food to Copper’s Grill Chef Ben Spraggins, who recently returned home to the very restaurant where he washed dishes as his first paying job in high school. Born in 1985 with a congenital eye disease, Spraggins was blind from birth and did not gain his true eyesight until he was 13 years old. His childhood was riddled with surgeries, limited activity, few friends and low self-esteem, Spraggins said. He also developed a keen sense of taste and the resilience of spirit that eventually took him to Atlanta to study at Le Cordon Bleu. His drive to overcome obstacles helped
JUNE 2021
