Rakesh Raghunathan (Chef) Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Chef • Food Historian • Host
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet & inches- 5’ 9”
Eye Colour	Hazel Brown
Hair Colour	Brown
Career
Award	Tamil Nadu Tourism Award for the tourism TV show 'Sutralam Suvaikalam' in 2018
Personal Life
Age	Not Known
Birthplace	Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu
College/University	• Loyola College, Chennai • Pondicherry University, Puducherry • University of Hartford, US
Educational Qualification(s)	• B.Com from Loyola College, Chennai (2000-2003) • Master of Financial Management from Pondicherry University, Puducherry (2003-2005) • MBA in Finance and Management from the University of Hartford, US (2006-2008) [1]LinkedIn - Rakesh Raghunathan
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	6 February 2012
Family
Wife/Spouse	Preeti Mohan (lawyer and content creator)
Children	He has a son.
Parents	Father- Name Not Known Mother- Rama Raghunathan
Siblings	He has a sister

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rakesh Raghunathan

• Rakesh Raghunathan is an Indian chef, food historian, and host. He is also known for his public speaking and storytelling abilities. He appeared as a judge in the Tamil TV cookery show ‘MasterChef India – Tamil Season 2’ (2023), which premiered on the OTT platform SonyLIV.

• In 2003, he began his career as a Senior Contract Administrator at Hewlett-Packard (HP) in India, where he worked for more than two years until 2005.

• He enrolled in a three-month Business Internship in 2008 at Standard Chartered Bank in India.

• He started a self-titled YouTube channel in 2009, where he posts cookery videos. As of 2023, more than 112 K people follow his channel on YouTube.

• In 2010, he launched ‘PetaWrap,’ a food and beverage kiosk chain offering both vegetarian and non-vegetarian wraps.
  

  Rakesh Raghunathan with his PetaWrap kisko

• In 2012, he started a food and travelling blog website ‘Puliyogare Travels’ together with his wife. In the blog, the writes about the foods of various regions, especially South Indian food.

• He has hosted the tourism TV show ‘Sutralam Suvaikalam’ (2015), which was broadcast on the channel News7Tamil. He also worked as a concept director for the show.
  

  Rakesh Raghunathan in a still from the TV show ‘Sutralam Suvaikalam’

• He took part in a public speaking event named ‘Food & Culture in the City’ in 2017. The event was conducted by IIHS (Indian Institute for Human Settlements).

• He presented a speech titled ‘Food Stories: Tale of a Community, Adversity & a Humble Peanut’ at the TEDx Chennai in 2018.

• In 2018, he took part in ‘The Hindu Lit Fest,’ where he had a group discussion on ‘Taste of Sangam: Culinary Journeys into the Past.’
  

  Rakesh Raghunathan (right) during ‘The Hindu Lit Fest 2018’

• In the same year, he made an appearance in the Hindi cookery TV show ‘Curries of India,’ featuring chef Kunal Kapur. The TV show was aired on Living Foodz (now Zee Zest).

• In 2019, he started a documentary TV show ‘Dakshin Diaries,’ which aired on the channel Living Foodz (now Zee Zest). In the show, he explores the culture, tradition, and food of different regions in South India.

• In the same year, Raghunathan started a cookery web series ‘Ammavum Naanum,’ which was streamed on his YouTube channel ‘Rakesh Raghunathan. In the web series, his mother is seen preparing dishes while Rakesh provides commentaries. In addition to sharing the recipes, they also share culinary histories and nostalgic stories related to the dishes.
  

  Rakesh Raghunathan with his mother in a still from the cookery web series ‘Ammavum Naanum’

• He often organises workshops on cooking. In an interview, his mother revealed that he hosted his first cookery workshop at his home and more than 50 people attended it.

• He has hosted the English language travel and food TV show ‘Highway Dreams’ (2022), which aired on the channel Zee Zest.

• In 2022, he appeared as a celebrity chef in the Tamil cookery show ‘Super Samayal,’ which was broadcast on Sun TV.

• In the same year, he was the celebrity chef of the Hindi cookery show ‘100% South Indian.’ The TV show was broadcast on the channel Zee Zest.
  

  Rakesh Raghunathan in a still from the TV show ‘100% South Indian’

• He has served as a jury member for the Zee Zest Unlimit Awards 2023.

• In 2023, he appeared as a judge along with Chef Koushik Shankar and Chef Shreeya Adka in the Tamil cookery TV show ‘MasterChef India – Tamil Season 2,’ which premiered on the OTT platform SonyLIV.
  

  Rakesh Raghunathan in ‘MasterChef India – Tamil Season 2’

• In addition to his culinary expertise, he is trained in classical music and often posts his cover songs and music videos on social media.

• Raghunathan often endorses Aashirvaad Atta on his Instagram handle.
  

  Rakesh Raghunathan’s Instagram post