Dave Portnoy

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is fighting back after a liberal Toronto-based blog attempted to get him banned from area pizzerias by digging up ...

Ambassador, one of the establishments that blogTO reported would no longer welcome Portnoy, posted a story on Instagram indicating that a comment was never given and "anyone and everyone" is welcomed to dine there. "He announced he'd be visiting Toronto in a video posted to his social media, to the delight of many restaurants and food lovers," the blogTO staff wrote. Portnoy, who travels the world reviewing pizza as one of his many pieces of recurring content, was in Toronto when blogTO published a piece headlined, "Toronto restaurants offering controversial Barstool Sports pres. "It’s a shame that blogTO’s clear desperation for clicks and relevancy came at the expense of local Toronto small businesses. But the Barstool founder’s adamant denials and lawsuit didn’t stop a liberal Canadian blog from urging Toronto business owners to reject Portnoy. Portnoy also sharply criticized the piece with an hour-long video explaining his side of the story.