{"product_id":"let-them-eat-tripe","title":"Let Them Eat Tripe","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the height of its success in the wealth-saturated 1980s, the Parnell-based\u003cbr\u003erestaurant Antoine’s – owned and operated by Tony and Beth Astle – was booked\u003cbr\u003eout for lunch and dinner six days a week for months in advance. Politicians and\u003cbr\u003edignitaries were regulars, and international celebrities visited whenever they\u003cbr\u003ewere in town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Antoine’s, nothing but the best was served: from the crayfish to the duck\u003cbr\u003ebreast to the offal. And then there was the wine, which sometimes sold for up\u003cbr\u003eto $20,000 a bottle. Patrons had to ring a doorbell and be vetted prior to\u003cbr\u003eentry and EFTPOS was never accepted. Customers were barred\u003cbr\u003efor all manner of things (including their political persuasion).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a trailblazing-yet-cocky entrepreneur who had a huge impact on the\u003cbr\u003ehospitality and dining scenes in New Zealand. Always the provocateur who walked\u003cbr\u003eto the beat of his own drum, Tony Astle’s stories are profoundly outrageous and\u003cbr\u003ewildly entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44021285617861,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/9781776891177.jpg?v=1724987518","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/let-them-eat-tripe","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}