Pittsburg, PA
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy puts 6 Pittsburgh pizza joints on the map
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Six pizza shops in the Pittsburgh area are going to need more dough after a popular pizza reviewer dropped by their restaurants unannounced.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy popped into six pizza shops around the Pittsburgh area on Tuesday to give ratings on his popular ‘One Bite’ pizza reviews.
KDKA-TV’s Jessica Guay visited a few pizza shops to find out how they’re handling all the attention even before their scores are out.
Sean Jefairjian, who owns A Slice of New York in Murrysville, makes running a busy pizza joint look easy, and things are about to get even crazier.
Jefairjian said he’s been petitioning to get Portnoy to try his artisanal pizza with New York bones for several years.
“We were his first stop off the plane, and it was a pretty cool experience him coming in,” he said. “I always said if Dave ever came in, we would get either a 7.9 or 8.1, depending on how long the pizza sits in the box, and let’s just say, we did better than I thought I would,” Jefairjian added.
Portnoy also visited Ianni’s Pizzeria in Delmont.
“I was like, ‘That’s Dave Portnoy. He’s probably here to review the pizza.’ It’s just like, we’re all shocked, and that he would just come here and recognize the pizza,” said Chad Kaylor, general manager of Ianni’s Pizzeria.
Owner of Ianni’s Pizzeria, Wesley Harris, said he was excited to have Portnoy try his pizza. He said they focus on specialty pizza, with different sauces and creations his father came up with.
“I was pretty excited. It’s an honor to have him come all the way out here and try our pizza. I know he likes New York style,” Harris said.
Rockaway Pizzeria in White Oak was another stop for the pizza influencer — where owner Josh Sickels specializes in pizza similar to what you’d find in the northeast, including Brooklyn.
“To my knowledge, it’s the highest score he’s ever given out in Pittsburgh. He posted a picture of my building, and it’s been nuts, like chaos. We sold out at 5:30 today on a Friday, and we were ready to go with dough, more than we’re capable of,” Sickels said.
And the reviews aren’t even out yet!
KDKA-TV confirmed Portnoy also went to Pizzeria Davide in the Strip District, Pizza Lupo in Lawrenceville, and Iron Born in Millvale.
It was an experience that can’t be topped. A lot of nerves and excitement are at the six pizza joints, as they could be flooded with even more pizza lovers — all because of that one bite.
“We are preparing for war. It’s going to be pizza-pocalypse in here for at least the next month or so, but we’ve been training for this,” Jefairjian said.
Most of the owners know their scores, and some don’t. They expect the videos to start coming out on the ‘One Bite’ YouTube page as early as next week.
Pittsburg, PA
About 5 pounds of bees removed from Acrisure Stadium scaffolding ahead of Morgan Wallen concerts
Acrisure Stadium is buzzing with excitement ahead of the back-to-back Morgan Wallen concerts. Except it’s not the fans generating all the excitement — it’s about 5 pounds of honeybees.
The Fine Family Apiary in Monongahela said it was contacted on Wednesday about a swarm of bees clustered on the stage scaffolding. The apiary put the swarm in a “nuc box” and took them home before moving the bees into full-size equipment.
Owner Al Fine estimates the swarm weighed about 4 to 5 pounds and consisted of 12,000 to 15,000 bees. All said, it took less than two hours to get the job done.
Why do bees swarm?
Swarming is how honeybees propagate, Fine explained. According to Penn State Extension, during swarming, the queen and about half the workers leave their home to establish a new nest. The bees will form a temporary cluster, hanging out while scouts search the surrounding area for a more permanent home in hollow spaces like tree cavities or, occasionally, the walls of a home.
Swarms can stick around for several hours or days until they’re ready to move, Penn State Extension says. Meanwhile, the colony left behind is temporarily without a leader until a new queen is established.
With the swarm at Acrisure Stadium removed, Morgan Wallen’s show is ready to go on. The country music megastar will bring his I’m The Problem Tour to Pittsburgh on June 5 and June 6, along with multiple acts like Brooks & Dunn and Ella Langley.
On Sept. 17, multi-platinum country music star Luke Bryan will bring his Farm Tour to 1846 Farms near Latrobe.
Westmoreland County is no stranger to large outdoor concerts. Some may remember the Rolling Rock Town Fair in the early 2000s, while others may recall Luke Bryan’s stop at a farm in South Huntingdon Township just two years ago. Now the country music superstar is returning to the area.
The Unity Township farm’s general manager, Aleisha Stas, gave KDKA a tour of the family farm, which dates back to before the Civil War. She says Bryan’s team first reached out after finding the farm on social media, but she says at first, she and her family thought it was too good to be true.
“This was around April Fools, so we thought it was an April Fools prank,” Stas said. “My whole family, we were like, there’s no way this is about to happen. But this has been incredible.”
Stas says Bryan’s team is handling everything logistically from parking and bathrooms to deciding exactly where the concert will be staged.
“If we have it on this side of the property, we can hold 12,000 people,” Stas said. “And if we have it on (the other side) of the property, it can be up to 20,000. But we have not determined that yet.”
Many of those decisions will be made as September gets closer. In the meantime, however, the farm is holding off on planting in certain fields until the final concert location is selected.
And while hosting thousands of people may sound a little intimidating, Stas says her family is excited to welcome fans to the farm for what they hope will be a memorable night.
“Obviously, we’ve never had this many people here before, so it will be a new thing for all of us, but we are not worried,” said Stas. “Luke Bryan’s team are experts with this, and I think it will go great.”
Tickets for this concert are currently on sale, and they will run you about $77 per person, plus tax for general admission.
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