So you can understand my process, this is the gist of what I shared last night:

Okay so I was watching the latest episode of Chris Hansens new show. In the episode, it was discussing the murder of a mid 20 year old male who was stabbed 15 times, thrown from a balcony, burned and then buried. The murder was committed by James Rackover, the adopted son of Jeffrey Rackover.

I noticed that in the episode, it showed the victim had gone to a NY night club, The Gilded Lily, which has ties to Rackover.

I pulled up their website and found many celebrities have been known to frequent this club (also noticed a weird pic of kanye where you can only see the whites of his eyes - maybe because I'm on mobile? Maybe it's a common thing, I'm not a photographer): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5631cf82e4b0be5c05a3d6c5/5755d7fa5559868382a5011e/5755d813cf80a1df078e2f97/1467145741016/balmainwwd0141.jpg?format=500w

http://www.gildedlilynyc.com/new-blog/

Anyway, on their website, they linked over to Kola House, which was apparently started by Pepsi Co. Kola House caught my eye because the cocktail menu seemed a little off. Maybe it was the descriptions, you can see for yourself :

http://www.kolahouse.com/menu-2-1/

Here is a description of their MO:

Kola House is a restaurant and bar that was born from a team of creatives, representing the best of music, cuisine, design, and visual arts.

We don't eat to live. We live to eat.

We support emerging talent and encourage collaborations.

We believe in sourcing locally and thinking globally.

We live in today, while we look at tomorrow. We ask not how to do something, but why we do it.

We believe the most important thing is not the answer, but the question.

We are rooted in history and believe in our culture: At its core. The Kola nut.

We can't wait for you to join us here.

Anyway so I searched Kola House and came upon the official statement Pepsi released on their website regarding the venture. The article states their partnership with The Metric hospitality group:

http://www.pepsico.com/live/pressrelease/pepsi-unveils-new-hospitality-venture-with-launch-of-kola-house01292016

So I looked up the Metric. Turns out its run by two men, Lisle Richards and Eric Marx. In an interview, i found they started a restaurant called The Monarch Room:

https://www.6sqft.com/interview-lisle-richards-and-eric-marx-the-duo-behind-the-breathtaking-monarch-room-restaurant/

Naturally I ventured onto their website and it turns out they have a handful of various, yet similar lounges and restaurants.

I looked at their Events section and it mentioned Serafina:

http://www.themetric.com/events/ Serafina of international renown is reinterpreted in this gem of a theatre district restaurant. With the classic Serafina menu of which New York has fallen in love and a fresh take on Tuscan design, Serafina at the Time works well for large party reservations as well as has a perfect semi private back room directly adjacent to the wood burning pizza oven.

Contact us for more information at [email protected]

Once I saw the wood oven and pizza reference, my stomach dropped.

I searched Serafina and found this website for Serafina in Dubai:

http://serafinadubai.com/

Here is the description on the site of their origins:

Serafina was conceived while Vittorio Assaf and Fabio Granato were traumatically lost at sea. Suffering from bitter cold, violent weather and severe hunger pains, the two stranded friends fantasized about creating the perfect pizza. Using Fabio’s architectural genius to construct a revolutionary oven and Vittorio’s artistry in Neapolitan cuisine, the Serafina idea and brilliant partnership was born. With an uncertain immediate future, they swore to open a restaurant serving the best pizza and pasta in the world if they were to survive the terrifying ordeal. In 1995, they fulfilled their promise by launching the very first Serafina.

So I noted the strange references and so I looked under philanthropy:

http://www.serafinarestaurant.com/serafina-italian-restaurant-donates-philantrophy-charities

Yeah. So they donate to a loooot of children foundations.

Indeed. I may have gone one step too far with singling out JCC. I'm not from the States, so seeing a pic of a toddler eating pizza threw me.

Anyway I went back and read an interview with these guys. One of them goes on about how 'free' he feels in America. The other guy mentions one of his favorite getaways is to St Barthelemy. The island.

http://bbook.com/restaurants/industry-insiders-vittorio-assaf-and-fabio-granato/

I went onto the site for the island and found this mention of a "Yacht Club" - yes that was in quotations:

http://stbarthyachtclub.com/the-club

This mentions how 400 kids kids a year go here to learn to sail. And as part of their studies:

"Internships : During the school holidays, the Saint Barth Yacht Club offers weekly courses that attract a large number of children for further discovery. All courses end with a day at Colombier for the greatest pleasure of all."

The greatest pleasure of all.

So I looked up Colombier beach and according to this, it's still referred to as Rockefellers Island, because they owned large pieces of property here:

Get on this. I feel there's something here. http://www.st-barths.com/en/saint-barthelemy-guide/beaches-st-barts/colombier-beach.html