It turns out that James co-owns a restaurant in Berlin Germany called Nalu Diner
http://www.nalu-diner.de/
The "restaurant" section mentions that James grew in up in "Indiana and Hawaii". Seems he lived in Berlin for a while too.
The address is Dunckerstraße 80a, 10437 Berlin -
just a few blocks away from Dr Pong, which is located at Eberswalder Str. 21, 10437 Berlin
If you map both of these locations, they are approximately 800 yards away from each other.
We know it is James Alefantis from this article https://www.mrporter.com/journal/mr-porter-eats/the-worlds-best-diners/795
from April of this year! He still owns it.
That's an insane "coincidence" considering people were investigating Dr Pong in Berlin for the last month.
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quantokitty ago
100 points for you.
The other question is where is he getting this money? One of the "debunkers" made the claim Alefantis was teetering on bankruptcy for years and yet he's opening restaurant after restaurant. What is the financial source if he doesn't have the capital?
micha_ ago
Playing ping pong in dark places without windows and fresh air, with ping pong tables occupying precious and expensive place in bars and restuarants, is just a huuuge and brilliant business. We are probably just too dumb to recognize that!
quantokitty ago
It may well be.