Owner of ‘Cafe Cappello’ ” I’m born and bred in Lismore, spent all my life in Lismore! I was a fruiterer in the beginning, fruit shop then pubs, the Gollan Hotel back in the day, restaurants, above the pub, La Baracca, woah!! what else did we do? Been here so long! We grow figs and even sold figs to the queen when she came out here to Brisbane and I’m still here. My two brothers have left but I’m still here. Come on Lismore!”
Footnote – ‘Tony’s dad sings opera to his fig trees and I personally have never tasted better figs in my life.’