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Luke<br />
Ribeiro<br />
“I just had the best doubles ever,” model , actor<br />
and now businessman, Luke Ribeiro tells me as<br />
he describes doubles, the ever popular chick<br />
peas and bhara (bakes) delicacy of Trinidad and<br />
Tobago. It’s the interlude to our discussion on<br />
his amazing life journey which took him through<br />
chapters of modelling, acting, movie producing<br />
and now the bustling life of business.<br />
“So your doubles experience, does it echo your<br />
passion for food or your love for local living?” I ask<br />
him as he smiles charismatically.<br />
“I love authentic experiences. Even when I was into<br />
modelling and was travelling the world through<br />
it I never wanted to copycat other cultures. I<br />
always wanted to portray my own. My Trinidad<br />
and Tobago and Caribbean culture. Our food,<br />
our drinks, our events, our lifestyle, our people and<br />
our passion…,” the former awardee for Caribbean<br />
Best Male Model for the 2008 Caribbean Fashion<br />
Awards avows.<br />
He is the epitome of the Caribbean man. Dressed<br />
in a simple black shirt and jeans, his aura is cool<br />
and casual yet trendy. He is comfortable within<br />
his skin; his mixed-race Trinidadian features<br />
accentuating his cosmopolitan view of everything<br />
from fashion, to food to fine wine.<br />
Our chat turns gear towards his most re<br />
entrepreneurial feat- a mobile applica<br />
Ambro. Ambro is a very stylish, innovati<br />
drink/event mobile application that ser<br />
effective revenue generator and prom<br />
for local restaurants, gourmet sites, coc<br />
venues, brands and event promoter pa<br />
But there is something in it for everyone<br />
subscribers, it awards free drink, food, d<br />
promotional items, fully featured event<br />
platform as well as exclusive lifestyle co<br />
a nutshell, it offers the indigenous Trinid<br />
Tobago experience to locals and intern<br />
a convenient and user friendly way. Ve<br />
do the same within the Caribbean Reg<br />
and South America.<br />
“Ambro is my start up biz. Now that it ha<br />
launched in Trinidad and Tobago, in th<br />
few months it will be launched in the re<br />
Caribbean, Central and South America<br />
mirrors my love for my local and Carib<br />
aesthetics, be it food or other aspects<br />
rich existence. There is also more…. A<br />
percentage of each subscription goes<br />
charities,” Ribeiro exudes.<br />
26 - <strong>YOU</strong>! <strong>Magazine</strong> by Calvin French
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