Our Story
About Whaat!?! Foods
A restaurant, a private chef, and a catering kitchen — all under one roof, all from one chef who believes great food is a community act.
How it started
Rooted in community. Driven by craft.
Whaat!?! Foods is the culinary brand behind everything we do — from intimate private dinners to catered weddings to our neighborhood quesadilla counter. The name stands for who we are: W · H · A · A · T. A double-A because one isn't enough.
What started as a pop-up kitchen has grown into three sides of one business — but the philosophy hasn't moved. Cook for every diet at the table. Source nearby. Treat every guest like the meal matters, because it does.
Three sides, one kitchen
What we do.
The Restaurant
QuesoWhaat!?!
Our brick-and-mortar in New Town, St. Charles. Gourmet quesadillas made to order with our signature five-cheese blend, weekly soups, and a Tuesday/Thursday happy hour the regulars build their week around.
Private Chef
Chef Shonte, at your table
The full restaurant experience in your own kitchen. Custom menus tailored to any dietary need, weekly meal prep, and date nights designed around the people sitting at your table.
Events & Catering
We cater to what matters
Weddings, birthdays, corporate events, and pop-up dinners across St. Charles and St. Louis. Plated or buffet, with optional servers and décor — all dialed in around your event.
Meet the Chef
Chef Shonte
Chef Shonte is the chef, owner, and engine behind Whaat!?! Foods. Her cooking is the kind that pulls people in — bold flavors, comfort food fundamentals, and an obvious love for the people she's feeding.
Whether she's running the line at QuesoWhaat!?!, plating a private dinner in your home, or setting up a 100-person reception, you'll find the same chef behind it — and the same standards on every plate.
What We Believe
The non-negotiables.
Every diet welcomed
Gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, allergy-aware — Chef Shonte builds menus around what you can eat, not around what's easy. Dietary restrictions aren't an afterthought, they're the starting point.
Rooted in community
Local dollars, local farms, local people. Whaat!?! Foods exists because New Town and St. Charles showed up for us first.
Made personal
Whether it's a $10 happy hour quesadilla or a five-course wedding dinner, the same hands and the same standards are behind every plate.
Come find us.
Visit QuesoWhaat!?! in New Town, book Chef Shonte for a night, or get a quote on your event. We'd love to feed you.