At Warners’ Stellian, one of our core values is family, and each new employee becomes a member of our family. In our Spotlight Series, we plan to share a deeper look into the talent that contributes to our success each day. This week, let’s meet Sales Associate Chris Mungin.

What is the most rewarding part of your job?

An appliance is something that will last 10 or more years. Because it’s a purchase you live with for so long, I enjoy helping consumers find exactly what they want to turn their house into a home.

What is your favorite appliance, and why?

I really like the Frigidaire kitchen package. As a private chef, I enjoy how many accessories and features you get all in a budget-friendly price point.

Tell me more about your private chef business:

The Dapper Chef is an amalgamation of my culinary experience and wanting to share that with people. More than anything, I want to help people love food. I started cooking seriously when I went to college and missed my mom’s cooking. I couldn’t make it home very often, so I decided I would have to cook for myself. During the holidays, my friends would throw me $10 each and I would prepare three-course holiday meals that made them a little less homesick.

After college, I studied culinary arts at the Art Institute in Minneapolis. Afterward, I traveled around Southeast Asia exploring the cuisine. Today I host dinner parties in my home or travel to customers’ homes when they want a private chef. My side business ties in well with working at Warners’ Stellian. Great chefs need great appliances, and I love talking cooking techniques with customers!

What about the dapper part?

I tend to be a dapper dresser. My main style icons are my dad, who perfectly captures that smooth suaveness of the ‘70s, and André 3000.

What would your dream kitchen look like?

I would have 6 burners with a Vent-a-Hood range hood over top, a convection oven, marble top island, big butcher block and Sub-Zero fridge.

If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Difficult question for a foodie, but I have fallen hard for the tortas at Tavial Grill in Saint Paul.

Are you interested in joining the Warners’ Stellian family? Apply here!