How It Began… Fourteen years ago in 2007, Arzu had a vision for our restaurant start-up, Flatbread Grill®. She wanted us to bake our own special bread daily on-premise. The bread didn’t actually exist anywhere outside of her mind. Arzu had an obsession with fresh bread since she was a little girl. She used to […]
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STARTING A RESTAURANT
Top 10 Things You Need To Know We received many questions regarding starting and running a successful restaurant business. Here is a summary of the top ten things we believe (from experience) are necessary in order to start and operate a successful, profitable restaurant concept. Some of these are things we wish we knew before […]
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You’ve Got Questions… We’ve Got Answers!
Have a question about running a restaurant, starting a business, life, marketing, cooking, etc? Ask and we will answer! We are going to make a Q&A video answering questions from our online family! You can post a comment (it will be private) or send us a message via Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. ASK AWAY! Personal […]
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Happy Father’s Day
In celebration of Father’s Day (and the World Cup), we wanted to celebrate and share a little bit about our father’s entrepreneurial journey with you. Our father, Mehmet, played soccer in Turkey as a goalie for Nevşehirspor and Kütahyaspor. Mehmet left behind his dream of becoming a professional soccer player in pursuit of a college […]
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What is an entrepreneur?
The Esendemir Sisters Answer: What is an entrepreneur? When Inc. Magazine’s Trep Life web series approached us about doing a behind-the-scenes profile piece on our entrepreneurial story, we were both flattered and nervous. We were nervous because we had been anonymously hiding behind our restaurant concept, Flatbread Grill, for a good seven years and saying yes […]
