Running a restaurant isn’t easy, and Lisa Vanderpump knows that better than anyone. After all, she’s owned thirty of them! You could do everything right, and then still wind up closing your doors.
With that in mind, LVP shared an empathetic reaction to the news of Schwartz & Sandy’s closing. Surely you weren’t expecting her to kick the Toms while they’re down.
Lisa Vanderpump called Schwartz & Sandy’s closure a ‘hard blow’
Last month, Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz announced that their restaurant, Schwartz & Sandy’s, would be permanently closed by the end of the year. The news came after a whirlwind of problems. Sandoval wasn’t allowed in the building, they couldn’t settle on a menu, and the service wasn’t great.
Schwartz supposedly felt abandoned by Sandoval in this business venture. However, he expressed gratitude for the experience and said he wanted to close out on a high note.
“Let’s end this era on a high note and come on by, bring your friends, toast to the upcoming holidays, and let’s manifest together a kick-ass New Year. There’s some peace in knowing I gave my absolute all into S&S, fully committed with every fiber of my being,” Schwartz wrote on Instagram.
In an interview with Access Hollywood, LVP revealed that she found out about Schwartz & Sandy’s downfall just like the rest of us — via Instagram. She didn’t know that the Toms were closing their business. She said hearing the news was a “hard blow.”
“I’m very sad to see Schwartz & Sandy’s close because that was such a struggle, and it was a very difficult time to start a restaurant business,” Lisa told the outlet.
Adding insult to injury, the news of the restaurant’s closure came right before Bravo announced that Vanderpump Rules would be fully recast ahead of Season 12. The Toms lost two jobs in one swoop. Still, LVP said she felt confident that everyone would land on their feet. It might just take some time.
Lisa added, “They haven’t lived a life without reality television as a grown-up really, have they?
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