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Irish barista invents his own take on bulletproof coffee
The ‘bulletproof’ style coffee is on sale at today’s new lunchtime food market at George’s Quay in Dublin city centre
Tony Divito – yes, that is his real name – is one of the growing band of young Irish people returning from abroad and bringing with them great new ideas for food businesses.
The former restaurant manager from Cabinteely recently returned from Australia, where he trained as a barista and Cafealso worked as a Crossfit instructor, and has just launched Cocobrew. It’s his answer to the bulletproof coffee craze beloved of fitness fans in which butter and high grade coffee are combined in a drink for which weight loss and energy boosting properties have been claimed.
Article by Marie Claire Digby
The Irish Times
Irish Examiner
Here’s how bulletproof or buttered coffee can seriously improve your health
Barista and Crossfit trainer Tony Divito says he has had an amazing response to ‘Cocobrew’, the version of bulletproof coffee he and partner Joanne Gibney have been selling through their mobile coffee business for over a year.
Divito first heard about bulletproof coffee five years ago while working in the food, health and fitness industry in Australia.
“I started putting coconut oil into my coffee in the morning to help me with my 4am starts and busy all-day training schedule.
Article by Clodagh Finn
Irish Examiner
Lovin Dublin
This Lovely Cafe In Temple Bar Serves No Ordinary Coffee
Creamy, chocolatey and it gives you prolonged energy I was leggin’ it through Temple Bar to Aston Quay to catch a bus on Friday evening, and while I probably passed about five Starbucks’ between the office and the quays, it was Cocobrew that caught my eye.
It looked warm, inviting and coffee-filled – basically, my idea of heaven.
So I popped in thinking I’d grab an Americano and head straight for the bus.
Article by Alana Laverty
Lovin Dublin
TheTaste.ie
Cocobrew – A Welcome Treat in the Heart of Bustling Temple Bar
Struggling to pass through the hordes of tourists, locals and revellers who had come up for the Coldplay concert that evening, I was relieved to spot Cocobrew across the cobbled streets of Temple Bar.
With its cream and pale brown exterior, Cocobrew‘s colouring aptly resembles a creamy cup of coffee. Its tall windows provide ample opportunity to watch as people hurry by, rushing to the next shop or pub.
So I popped in thinking I’d grab an Americano and head straight for the bus.
Article by Sarah Glascott
TheTaste.ie