When Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports comes to your pizzeria and gives it a big score, you d better hire some more staff. That has been the case for Calabria Pizzeria and Restaurant in Livingston. Portnoy gave their pizza a 8.9 on his 1 to 10 scale and the place has been mobbed ever since. There are sometimes a three hour wait for their pizza.
During the pandemic and lockdown, Portnoy, the president of Barstool has made a small fortune, not only from his online business, but from the stock market as well. Seeing how many businesses, especially restaurants have struggled in the last year, he started a fund to help these people out by cutting them a big check. He s been able to raise over $36 million with over 220,000 supporters helping him out.