Inside Jonathan Cheban’s rise: How a Blimpie driver became the Foodgod

At 16, Jonathan Cheban’s car smelled of vinegar and oil, an aroma left over from his job as a Blimpie delivery driver in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Today, the infamous Kardashian bestie — some might say hanger on — who has legally changed his name to Foodgod lives large in multimillion dollar properties in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, owns two luxury cars and racks up astronomical restaurant bills — after all, his brand promise is that he eats out 365 days a year. Still, after two decades in the pop-cult spotlight, much of the public could be forgiven for asking: How did this self-proclaimed culinary deity actually become — and stay — a lucrative influencer with more than 4 million followers on Instagram and Twitter?