Marcus Flakes
Houston, TX (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Marco's Pepper Grill
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Location:
Tomball
Industry:
Food Service/Restaurant
Year Founded:
2012
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Growth (profitable)
Entity Type:
Sole Proprietorship
Description:
-MARCO’S PEPPER GRILL
To enhance and inspire our guests‘ palates through the flavor of peppers, while providing an exciting, hospitable, and cuisine experience.
Marco’s Pepper Grill (MPG) was established in 2012 in Medford, Oregon, a small town right between the cities of Ashland and Grants Pass. Upon its inception, it was mentioned that newer restaurants had to appease their guests beyond what they traditionally supported in their community. In just a short period, residents and tourists were caught by storm with multiple options. MPG introduced a fusion menu comprised of Cajun and Creole, Tex-Mex, and Cuban style foods. The question arose; How can one restaurant create the authenticity of so many cuisines?
Our story is simple, but historic to Chef Marco’s research, development, and philosophy of food and culture. The birth of the Pepper Grill began during his study of cooking styles, indigenous ingredients, and the culture of what he refers to as cuisine destinations. If we cook it, you’ve been there from a dining perspective. During culinary school, Chef Marco was asked if he had a restaurant; what would he name it, serve, and why? Marco is the Founder‘s childhood nickname. Chef Marco enjoys seasoning and grilling food, because of the flavor it brings. Peppers was the discovery as he noticed that each cuisine across the world included peppers of some sort. He selected three cuisines that would be exemplary to the traditions of growing and cooking with peppers. Chef Marco wanted to introduce familiarity, but also healthy options and this required nutrition study.