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Food Raconteur

$18/person
Starting price


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Responds within a day


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About
Chef Ashok believe in tales, especially food tales and global food tales. There’s no such thing as a perfect food, only the idea of it, then the real purpose of striving toward perfection becomes clear. To make people happy. That's what cooking is all about. But to give pleasure, you should soak yourself in it. For me, it’s the satisfaction of cooking, communicating with my ingredients, my tools and my creations. My source of pleasure in cooking is respect for the food. Respect for food is respect for life for who we are and what we do.
Overview

Hired 60 times

Serves Saint Louis, MO

Background checked

6 employees

11 years in business

Business hours

Sun8:00 am - 9:00 pmMon8:00 am - 9:00 pm

Payment methods

This pro accepts payments via Apple Pay, Cash, Check, Credit card, Google Pay, Square cash app, Venmo, and Zelle.

Social media

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Services offered
Event type
Meal

Breakfast or brunch

Lunch

Cocktail hour or hors d'oeuvres

Dinner

Drinks and dessert

Dessert

Non-alcoholic drinks

Alcoholic drinks

Coffee or tea

Projects and media
Projects and media
Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, professionalism, and responsiveness.

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Tina P.

Dec 15, 2025

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Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 3 - 5 guests • Dinner • Premium (high end ingredients) • Dessert • Cold beverages (alcoholic) • Italian • Mediterranean / Middle Eastern • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Desiree J.

Sep 15, 2025

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Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 3 - 5 guests • Cocktail hour / hors d'oeuvres • Dinner • Dessert • Premium (high end ingredients) • Cold beverages (alcoholic) • American - formal • Italian • French • Vegetarian or vegan • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc.

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Sara H.

Nov 18, 2025

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Highly recommend Chef Raconteur. Our family enjoyed our time to catch up before a very busy wedding week, holidays and grand-baby arrival…all while being served a very delicious surf and turf meal. Chef was personable, friendly and accommodating of our personal needs. We will definitely be doing this again!

Details: 2 people • I'm flexible • Basic cooking skills • Roasting and braising • No dietary restrictions • Adult (over 18) • Beginner • My home, venue, etc.

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Allison K.

Apr 14, 2024

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We had a group of 18 for a bachelorette party and chef Ashok & Rasmy took such good care of us. They tolerated our large group of rowdy gals and even managed to capture some photos for us. The food was amazing!! A 5- course meal prepared for and enjoyed at our rental home. It made eating with such a large group so easy and they even cleaned up everything before they left! Would definitely recommend for any large party looking to feed everyone at once without the hassle of having to do it all yourself.

Details: Brunch / dinner party • 11 - 20 guests • Dinner • I'm flexible • Dessert • American - formal • Italian • Mediterranean / Middle Eastern • French • American - casual • I'm flexible • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Tim M.

Apr 24, 2024

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The four course meal was beautifully executed and very tasty. Me and my Wife enjoyed the conversation with Mr. Nageswaran as well. Not only is he an EXCELLENT Chef, but he is very well rounded in so many delicious cuisines too. Lastly the desert was soooo yummy!!!! Thank you for the experience!!!!!

Details: Special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.) • 2 guests • Dinner • I'm flexible • Italian • Mexican / Latin American • American - casual • Meal prepared onsite • Only once • My home, venue, etc.

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Credentials
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Ashok Nageswaran