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New York Post
06-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Australian MAGA cafe closes after just six weeks of operation, owner blames ‘snowflakes'
A cafe owner has closed his business just six weeks after opening in Sydney's inner west, blaming 'snowflakes' for the failure of his latest venture. Mark Da Costa opened Bueno Eatery in St. Peter's in March after closing down his Waterloo cafe, Hale and Hearty, in 2020 after being involved in a series of internet controversies, in which he called a community member a homophobic slur. He also declared his cafe a 'Donald Trump safe zone,' which served pancakes with a 'side of racism.' At the time, Da Costa blamed the 'left-wing fake vegan community' for the closure, telling those who criticized his attitude to 'go f–k yourself.' 4 Mark Da Costa closed his business just six weeks after opening in Sydney's inner west, blaming 'snowflakes' for the failure of his latest venture. Supplied to 4 Mark Da Costa opened Bueno Eatery in St. Peter's in March after closing down his Waterloo cafe, Hale and Hearty, in 2020 after being involved in a series of internet controversies Facebook/Bueno In March, Da Costa spoke to about how he had grown up and had hoped to 'move on' from his Trump-laden controversies with his latest venue, situated at the end of Newtown's renowned King Street. However, in an announcement about the closure of Bueno Eatery, Da Costa was back in his Trump shirt, posting a photo of himself in a MAGA shirt and giving the finger to the camera. The Eatery had only opened on March 19. 4 Da Costa also declared his cafe a 'Donald Trump safe zone,' which served pancakes with a 'side of racism.' 'We closed,' he wrote. 'St Peter's was the wrong area to open a business like ours. However, it has been a huge lesson in both business and social studies.' Da Costa then took aim at the LGBTI community. has chosen not to repeat the comments. 4 At the time, Da Costa blamed the 'left-wing fake vegan community' for the closure, telling those who criticized his attitude to 'go f–k yourself.' Facebook/Hale & Hearty Da Costa, who is a previous contestant from Australian Idol, said he would also be 'releasing a song' about the closure of Bueno. In a statement to Da Costa said Newtown was 'infested with rats and hairy men.' 'What a s–t hole. Releasing a song about it in June … so that you can be offended by it. F–kin snowflakes. The lot of them,' he wrote, before calling this author 'a b-tch.' Da Costa has since deleted all of Bueno Eatery's social media accounts.
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Café run by controversial MAGA supporter shuts down new venture with UNBELIEVABLE parting shot
A café in Sydney 's inner-west has closed its doors just weeks after opening, prompting its Trump-supporting owner to issue a fiery farewell message. Beuno, owned by former Australian Idol contestant Mark Da Costa, first opened on March 19 in St Peters but is now permanently closed six weeks later. Mr Da Costa is no stranger to controversy. In 2020, he faced backlash over inflammatory social media posts that sparked a boycott of his previous vegan café venture, Hale and Hearty, located in Waterloo. At the time, he declared the venue a 'Trump safe zone' and used a homophobic slur in a comment, asking a user if they were a 'p**f.' He also stated that the 'gay community' was not welcome at his café, remarks he has since described as 'childish', telling the Sydney Morning Herald they were 'opinions I do not hold today'. Despite this, his attempt to relaunch a business venture with Beuno was met with swift resistance from the local community in Sydney's progressive inner-west. Posts in community Facebook groups urged residents to boycott his new venue. The Beuno Instagram account was updated to say 'f*** you all' 'Surely this is a wind-up,' one local wrote. 'Newtown of all places,' another added. Beuno's closure was confirmed via a message posted to its now-deleted Instagram account, the biography of which was updated to say 'f**k you all'. In his final post, Mr Da Costa didn't hold back as he lashed locals. 'We closed. Yeah, we can't survive in an area where people can't figure out if they are male, female, dogs or cats,' he wrote. 'Unfortunately the owner's views (Mark Da Costa) are simple. You got a dick you're male, you got a m**f you're a female.' 'What you think you are should be respected, but you cannot force that upon others. You must equally have respect for what other people believe to be truth.' Mr Da Costa ultimately blamed the progressive culture of the area for the café's downfall, calling the experience a 'huge lesson in 'business and social studies'. He also makes a plug for his music, releasing under his stage name of 'Marcus Blackbird', with a song called 'Only a Lie'. Mr Da Costa ended his post with a final message for the locals: 'Queens are confused and angry, gays are happy and normal'. His new venture replaced a much-loved Palestinian eatery, the owners of which cited difficulties with their landlord before closing the café.
News.com.au
06-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Sydney MAGA cafe closes after six weeks
A cafe owner has closed his business just six weeks after opening in Sydney's inner west, blaming 'snowflakes' for the failure of his latest venture. Mark Da Costa opened Bueno Eatery in St Peters in March after closing down his Waterloo cafe Hale and Hearty in 2020 after being involved in a series of internet controversies, in which he called a community member a homophobic slur. He also declared his cafe a 'Donald Trump safe zone', which served pancakes with a 'side of racism'. At the time, Mr Da Costa blamed the 'left-wing fake vegan community' for the closure, telling those who criticised his attitude to 'go f**k yourself'. In March, Mr Da Costa spoke to about how he had grown up and had hoped to 'move on' from his Trump-laden controversies with his latest venue, situated at the end of Newtown's renowned King Street. However, in an announcement about the closure of Bueno Eatery, Mr Da Costa was back in his Trump shirt, posting a photo of himself in a MAGA shirt and giving the finger to the camera. The Eatery had only opened on March 19. 'We closed,' he wrote. 'St Peters was the wrong area to open a business like ours. However, it has been a huge lesson in both business and social studies.' Mr Costa then took aim at the LGBTI community. has chosen not to repeat the comments. Mr De Costa, who is a previous contestant from Australian Idol, said he would be also 'releasing a song' about the closure of Bueno. In a statement to Mr De Costa said Newton was 'infested with rats and hairy men.' 'What a shit hole. Releasing a song about it in June … so that you can be offended by it. F**kin snowflakes. The lot of them,' he wrote, before calling this author 'a bitch'. Mr Da Costa has since deleted all of Bueno Eatery's social media accounts.
