There are eight investors in the perpetually blooming West Village celebrity hotspot The Spotted Pig. We bet you'd like to know who they are. This unfortunately-headlined Observer piece and a little research did the trick:

  • Mario Batali
  • Ken Friedman
  • Fatboy Slim aka Norman Cook
  • Jay Z aka Sean Carter aka Hova
  • Bono aka That Self Righteous Guy Who Saved Africa
  • Michael Stipe aka the Nightswimmer
  • Michael Guido, a prominent music-industry lawyer. Notable quotable: "I think I own a spoon and a coat hook."
  • Paul McGuinness, longtime U2 manager