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Entering into the Christmas spirit, Barstool’s Dave Portnoy saved a pizza store from closing by donating $60,000.
Portnoy, 47, shared an Instagram video on Monday, December 23, which confirmed him visiting TinyBrickOven in Baltimore. Earlier than making an attempt a slice of pizza, Portnoy discovered from the proprietor Will Fagg that the meals institution was planning to shut in a couple of days as a result of they weren’t capable of get a liquor license.
“We are able to’t get our liquor license right here,” Fagg stated. “We’re simply not making any cash, man. It’s been loopy. The market opened and everybody inside was allowed to promote alcohol and we had been by no means allowed to promote alcohol.”
Portnoy turned to the digital camera and stated,, “We’re gonna must maintain this place open.” He requested Fagg how a lot cash he would want to remain open for a yr and subsequently gifted the enterprise proprietor $60,000 to make it occur.
The President of Barstool Sports activities additionally gave his signature pizza score — giving TinyBrickOven a 7.9 — after making an attempt the “superb, skinny, New York-kinda model” pizza. Portnoy promised that Fagg, who deliberate to shut the store on Christmas Day, would get the cash by then.
“Folks say it’s a Christmas miracle,” Fagg later instructed CBS Information on Wednesday, December 25. “It seems like a Christmas miracle!”
Fagg revealed that since Portnoy’s video went viral, TinyBrickOven has had a line out the door. Folks have additionally proven their help by contributing to the store’s fundraiser, which surpassed its aim of $50,000 by Tuesday, December 24.
“We’ve by no means had a crowd like this,” Fagg continued. “It’s an unimaginable feeling, I imply I’ve at all times had a number of neighborhood help — it’s overwhelming and I thank all people a lot.”
Earlier this month, Portnoy visited a number of Maryland eating places together with Frank’s Pizza & Pasta and Pizza John’s, based on The Baltimore Banner. Portnoy began filming pizza evaluations in 2013 and has expanded the evaluations to his One Chew app and web site.
Portnoy hasn’t simply made headlines lately for his philanthropic endeavors over time. In latest weeks, he has garnered public consideration after getting concerned within the drama following his podcast cohost Brianna “Chickenfry” Lapaglia‘s cut up from Zach Bryan.
Dave Portnoy and Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia’s friendship has come a great distance over time. Portnoy, 47, based Barstool Sports activities in 2003, however LaPaglia, 25, didn’t be a part of the crew till a lot later. She bought her begin with the podcast community in 2020 as an intern. The group contacted her by way of social media after her movies […]
After talking out in regards to the former couple — and taking digs at Bryan — Portnoy formally introduced his exit from the “BFFs” podcast.
“The topics don’t curiosity me in any respect,” Portnoy stated on “The Unnamed Present” podcast in November one month after information broke about Bryan, 28, and Lapaglia’s cut up. “They present me the matters once I go in there. I haven’t performed any analysis, and I’m simply ripping aside 18-year-olds, who I don’t even know. I don’t love essentially doing that. It’s slightly completely different.”
Lapaglia, 25, and Josh Richards will maintain the podcast going, which Portnoy initially launched in 2020.
“It actually achieved what I needed to perform once we began it,” Portnoy continued. “Josh and Bri will proceed it. It’s tremendous profitable. However, yeah, it’s time for me to strive the following factor. I had run my course with it.”
