
Lisa Vanderpump, Michael Beck, & Shane Douglas join Jeff Lewis in Los Angeles.
Loading summary
Jeff Lewis
At T Mobile. We'll give you four free 5G phones and four lines for only $25 per line per month with eligible trade ins. And no, it's not a contest. It's every day for a limited time. Everyone's a winner on America's largest 5G network. Minimum of 4 lines for $25 per line per month with autopay discount using debit or bank account. $5 more per line without autopay. Up to $830 off each phone via 24 monthly bill credits plus taxes, fees and $10 device connection charge for well qualified customers. Contact us before canceling entire account to continue bill credits or credit stop and balance on required finance agreement due bill credits end if you pay up devices early ct mobile.com this episode is brought to you by Huggies Snug n Dry. Unbelievably soft. Irresistibly soft. Experience the unexpected softness and up to 100% leak protection. So snug, so dry. More parents choose the new Huggy Snug and dry softness versus the leading premium diaper. Huggies. We got you, baby. When you're Jeff Lewis, the drama never stops. I don't need therapy. I don't need a prayer service. I need the fucking facts. Get to the point. Me down.
Lisa Vanderpump
I know.
Jeff Lewis
She's like, I don't want this toxic man near me.
Michael Beck
See, you're a nice person.
Jeff Lewis
Don't tell anyone.
Michael Beck
Well, nobody thinks it, so it doesn't matter. Jeff Lewis has issues.
Jeff Lewis
Hey, welcome to Jeff Lewis Has Issues. In today's episode, Lisa Vanderpump and Michael Beck join the show. We talk about the restaurant business. Show revamps. And I play a game with Lisa. Good morning, Lisa.
Lisa Vanderpump
Well, good morning. I mean, it's obviously going to be a very good morning for you guys all taking this medication around me.
Jeff Lewis
Well, we were talking yesterday, Lisa, about this. Someone had mentioned a horny rhino, which is a male sexual enhancer. And it says it's time, stamina, and size. And I didn't realize you just.
Lisa Vanderpump
Why do you need to take it right now?
Jeff Lewis
Because I want to see if it works.
Lisa Vanderpump
But I don't want it to work.
Jeff Lewis
It's a trial run.
Lisa Vanderpump
I'm like in the middle of a pack of wild animals.
Michael Beck
You'll be humping your leg by the time we leave.
Jeff Lewis
No, but, Lisa, here's the thing.
Lisa Vanderpump
Let's be honest.
Jeff Lewis
It takes 60 to 90 minutes for it to work, so you'll be long gone by the time.
Lisa Vanderpump
How long am I here for?
Jeff Lewis
You're here for. For an Hour.
Lisa Vanderpump
Well, exactly. You took it 10 minutes ago. Come on, giddy up. Let me get out of here.
Michael Beck
The funny thing is we go to work after this together.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, my goodness. Okay.
Jeff Lewis
I don't know. I have low expectations. So we'll see. We'll see what happens.
Lisa Vanderpump
Is it supposed to do Exactly. Because I read the back of it and it says you're not supposed to take it if you've drunk caffeine and both of you have had caffeine, so you're not even following the directions.
Jeff Lewis
I'm kind of following directions because it says it were. It's more effective if you don't eat, so. I did not eat.
Lisa Vanderpump
I know, but it's got this big horn on the front of his nose. It looks to me your nose looks like it's getting bigger, Jeff.
Michael Beck
Is it a stamina boost or is it virus itself? Because there are two different types of pills.
Jeff Lewis
I don't know. I don't think it's from a gas station. This is probably like a Viagra alternative.
Lisa Vanderpump
Don't pretend you don't know about Viagra. Come on.
Jeff Lewis
No, I already told you, I have a prescription.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, you do?
Jeff Lewis
Yeah. So that's why I was wondering if I could just pick this up at the mobile station. Why do I have to call the house doc? Pay $300 for him to call on the subscription. I could just take Rhino 66,000.
Michael Beck
Do you have. Do you have an extra one that she can take home to Ken?
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, my God. Ken would need more than one. How many of you? Actually, Ken doesn't need any. Give him a break.
Jeff Lewis
Where did you get this? Which gas station? Kian. You went yesterday?
Lisa Vanderpump
Yeah. The mobile near your house.
Jeff Lewis
And what did you buy?
Michael Beck
Classy.
Jeff Lewis
I bought four of these. And the look the guy gave me was. He was like.
Michael Beck
And I also got an energy drink.
Lisa Vanderpump
Because I was like, I needed one for later. What did you get for me? Because I find this very sexist. So this is just for men?
Jeff Lewis
Just for men. I didn't actually.
Lisa Vanderpump
Look, you could take anything that we could get.
Jeff Lewis
Lisa.
Lisa Vanderpump
Lisa brought me a muffin. No, the gas stations were very sexist.
Jeff Lewis
Wait, how many do we have? Four.
Michael Beck
Yeah.
Jeff Lewis
All right. So Michael, you took one. I took one?
Michael Beck
Yeah.
Jeff Lewis
You're not taking one, Shane.
Michael Beck
I can't be that horny today.
Lisa Vanderpump
Thank you. Thank you for your respect.
Jeff Lewis
What about Reza? Reza will take one.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, that's a great idea. Okay, can we get to. Why am I here? I'm not here to talk about you guys sex life. Do you need Me.
Jeff Lewis
Sorry, sorry.
Lisa Vanderpump
The rhino.
Jeff Lewis
We got distracted.
Lisa Vanderpump
The male sexual enhancer, which would be me.
Jeff Lewis
How long have you been working. How long have you been working with Michael Beck?
Lisa Vanderpump
Well, we started last year when we started Villa, the show on Hulu that's out now in our second season.
Jeff Lewis
Congrats.
Lisa Vanderpump
Thank you. Yes, it's doing very well, but we can talk about that later. So we started last year and we had an immediate bonding. Loved working together.
Michael Beck
We have the same brain.
Lisa Vanderpump
Yes. For the most part, he's following me. You know what I mean? He's my protege. No, we do. We think very similarly. So it was great fun to do reality television together.
Jeff Lewis
You realize he's one of our messiest guests. Do you have any idea? I know he comes off very professional and he's good at his job, but.
Lisa Vanderpump
No, I know he's a little messy.
Jeff Lewis
Did he tell you what he did with his roommate's hairbrush?
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh. Oh, no. I don't want to know anything like this. This is kind of professional, our relationship.
Michael Beck
This is when I was 20, so it's.
Lisa Vanderpump
I don't want to know. I.
Jeff Lewis
What do you think happened?
Lisa Vanderpump
Think of the worst possible. I think he brushed his roommate's hair. How about that? Should we leave it at that? No, I see.
Jeff Lewis
It was around my butt with my roommate.
Lisa Vanderpump
Has it got anything to do with this Rhino?
Jeff Lewis
It has a lot to do with Rhino 66,000.
Lisa Vanderpump
This is early in the morning.
Jeff Lewis
Sorry. Yes. It's good to see you. So now you are back and forth to Vegas. Yes, you have. I went to a beautiful restaurant bar, Pinky's in the Flamingo. We had a really nice party.
Michael Beck
What actually happened that night with the three of you? Because I feel like there was a picture posted and then I never, like, no one really recalled.
Lisa Vanderpump
Yeah, it was one of those nights. We had fun. We tasted some cocktails and, yeah, we had a good time.
Michael Beck
Well, we were already drunk by the time we got there.
Lisa Vanderpump
No less of the we. I have to remain sober at my own establishment.
Michael Beck
No, me and Jeff.
Lisa Vanderpump
Jeff and I. That's true.
Michael Beck
We were already drunk by the time.
Jeff Lewis
We got to Pinkies, but also, whatever, you know, believe it or not, I can keep a secret. So some. This isn't to repeat. I don't repeat. So because you forgot. Mostly because I forgot.
Lisa Vanderpump
But what did I tell you?
Jeff Lewis
That Lots of things.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, please. No.
Jeff Lewis
So many things.
Lisa Vanderpump
I'm an open book.
Jeff Lewis
So are we mentioning that you now have another residence in Vegas?
Lisa Vanderpump
Yes.
Jeff Lewis
Yes. Okay, good.
Lisa Vanderpump
We can say Cromwell Hotel is turning into the Vanderpump Hotel.
Jeff Lewis
But you have a home there now.
Lisa Vanderpump
I do.
Jeff Lewis
Because you have a business there now.
Lisa Vanderpump
I am not getting the Cromwell Hotel for me to stay in, Jeff. It's gonna be a business. I do have a house there though. Yeah.
Michael Beck
Beautiful.
Lisa Vanderpump
Very much.
Jeff Lewis
Oh, so you've been there, Michael?
Michael Beck
No, I've just seen pictures. But it's beautiful.
Lisa Vanderpump
It is, yeah.
Jeff Lewis
So you have three restaurants in Vegas now, correct?
Lisa Vanderpump
Yeah, but I have four with Caesar's Entertainment. I have one in Lake Tahoe that was also nominated alongside Pinkies for best restaurant design.
Jeff Lewis
We are. Congratulations. We are going to Tahoe during the holidays and we need to make. Should I make a reservation now?
Lisa Vanderpump
Um, no, I think you can believe.
Jeff Lewis
It or not, I had trouble getting in because I waited till last minute. I waited til last minute.
Lisa Vanderpump
Let's see how today goes and see if you'll ever get in.
Michael Beck
You're on the block list. Yeah. Again.
Jeff Lewis
So is it one of those situations where you're. You're gonna establish residency in Nevada so you can avoid the California state taxes?
Lisa Vanderpump
I don't want that much aggravation, to be honest. I think you've got to be really stringent about what you do. I was away a lot. Cause I was on a show with Gordon Ramsay in London for a couple of months and then I was doing villa in Italy. So I didn't really spend much time in America last year anyway. But I'm still filing my taxes. I think only if it's kind of permanent move will I estab at. But it's not. Yeah.
Jeff Lewis
Would you consider moving to Vegas?
Lisa Vanderpump
I love Villa Rosa and I've got so many animals, including Ken. I just don't know where I'd put them if I took them to Vegas.
Jeff Lewis
How many animals do you have now?
Lisa Vanderpump
A lot. Seven dogs, two horses, four swans, eight turtles. I mean, and Ken.
Jeff Lewis
Wow.
Michael Beck
Have you been to Villa Rosa?
Jeff Lewis
Yes, many times.
Michael Beck
Gorge.
Jeff Lewis
And then you have grandkids now?
Lisa Vanderpump
I do. Absolute perfection. I mean, that's one of the happiest moments I think of my life, you know. Cause I have had quite a lot of loss. Losing my brother and then my mother and then my father in very short space of time. So to get these two beautiful, exquisite grandbabies is just. Yeah, it's a blessing.
Jeff Lewis
And do they live close by?
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, yeah. That's no coincidence. Yeah. Pandora and Jason live like a few hundred yards from us.
Jeff Lewis
Are you? What?
Lisa Vanderpump
Yeah.
Jeff Lewis
A hundred yards.
Lisa Vanderpump
A few, yeah.
Jeff Lewis
That same gated community?
Lisa Vanderpump
No, we're just around the corner.
Jeff Lewis
So then you're seeing the kids all the time.
Lisa Vanderpump
All the time. All the time.
Jeff Lewis
That's really nice.
Lisa Vanderpump
Yeah.
Jeff Lewis
Now, do you miss Real Housewives of Beverly Hills? I already know the answer to that.
Lisa Vanderpump
No.
Jeff Lewis
You know, you seem like. Well, here's Reza. Will you give Reza a rhino pill, please?
Lisa Vanderpump
Hi, Reza. I'd love Reza. Look at him, all dressed up like a leopard. He needs a rhino pill.
Jeff Lewis
Have him come in and take a rhino pill.
Michael Beck
Oh, my God.
Jeff Lewis
Yeah, we'll see if it works.
Lisa Vanderpump
No, I don't miss it. I mean, I miss the good times, but I just don't have time to do that anymore. I mean, I've been so busy. I've gone back to what we're known for, you know, the restaurant business. We had something like 35 restaurants before I even came on the Real Housewives Beverly Hills. So it's kind of back to work, really. Ken's retired, and I'm kind of holding the fort.
Jeff Lewis
But you're also.
Lisa Vanderpump
Hello, Reza. How are you? Oh, my.
Jeff Lewis
Come on in, Reza. All right, so we just got these.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, my gosh.
Jeff Lewis
Have you heard of these? Reza. Here, we'll get you in.
Lisa Vanderpump
Do not take one, Reza. They've all taken them.
Michael Beck
We're all gonna be sleeping together in the second hour.
Reza Farahan
I just had sex with my husband this morning. Should I be taking this pill right now?
Jeff Lewis
Yeah, well, we're just gonna see if it works. Cause it could be like a nice alternative to Viagra or Cialis.
Lisa Vanderpump
Can we get back?
Jeff Lewis
I know, but let's see what this does to you.
Reza Farahan
Okay. I mean, I'm.
Jeff Lewis
Did you have breakfast right here? Okay, good, because you're not supposed to eat before. I mean, it's more effective.
Lisa Vanderpump
But you're not going to work in 90 minutes, Reza.
Jeff Lewis
I don't see to 90.
Lisa Vanderpump
Yeah, but you don't. I bet Reza's a work quicker Work right here, right now. I don't think so.
Reza Farahan
I can't. I don't need to take it. It's not opening.
Jeff Lewis
There you go.
Lisa Vanderpump
Exactly.
Michael Beck
I don't need to take it. But how do I take it?
Jeff Lewis
There you go.
Lisa Vanderpump
You don't need to take it.
Reza Farahan
I shouldn't take it.
Lisa Vanderpump
I wouldn't. Not unless you want to have sex with everybody at this desk. Like, why would you? He's got his eyes on cue.
Jeff Lewis
You're on Housewives for nine.
Lisa Vanderpump
Nine and a half years.
Jeff Lewis
Nine and a half years?
Lisa Vanderpump
Yes. I left halfway through season nine.
Jeff Lewis
Yeah, you seem like to. Well, first of all, you have a business to protect. So when the girls come for Your business. That's a real problem.
Lisa Vanderpump
Well, they didn't really do that. Oh, you talked about the Dog Foundation?
Jeff Lewis
No.
Lisa Vanderpump
What are you talking about?
Jeff Lewis
I mean, you're in a position then when you. I mean, I don't want to repeat things, but, you know, they're always gossiping and they're always saying negative things. And the reason I'm asking you this.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, yeah. But that's part of them and their culture. I never really felt my business was kind of in jeopardy by virtue of Housewives and what they would say. I mean, they came for me personally. Yeah, a lot. And it was really hard to take. It was like every other year, we always joke, oh, you had a year off. They'll be after me next year, you know.
Jeff Lewis
But how hard was that for you? Because you had legitimate friendships, like real friendships, real connections.
Lisa Vanderpump
I thought they were. But honestly, if a friendship's real, they wouldn't come for you. Right. So that's it in a nutshell. Show me who you are, and I believe you.
Jeff Lewis
And that must have been very disappointing for you.
Lisa Vanderpump
Well, it was. It was a slow kind of. First I made allowances for it, and then I suddenly looked. You know, I'm also a religious woman, so I've talked about this many times when I swear on my life, on my children's life, that's it. You know, that is absolutely gospel. And so when you start saying, I'm telling you this, and they don't believe, I'm like, forget it. I'm done. I'm done. But I did endure nine and a half years, and there were some very good moments. There were.
Jeff Lewis
And do you forgive? Do you?
Lisa Vanderpump
No.
Jeff Lewis
No. You don't forgive and you don't forget?
Lisa Vanderpump
No.
Jeff Lewis
You seem like someone who. Which is not a bad thing in this game of reality tv. And Reza, you can jump in at any moment. You know, I think it's part of it. You get hurt and then you forgive and you do another season.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, I did that. Yeah. I did that for about five of them, for sure. But I think the kind of maybe how I feel, as long as I don't have anger and I don't have anything eating away inside me about it, then I kind of let it go like that, but I don't forget it. So I kind of know who you are as long as I don't have the anger about it. You know what I'm saying?
Reza Farahan
And she had one of the most supportive husbands I've ever seen, a supportive spouse on television. Like, I've watched everything that Lisa's ever been on. And to see her enduring and like, Brandi slapped her in the face one year.
Lisa Vanderpump
Yeah, that's not good.
Jeff Lewis
Oh, my God, I forgot about that.
Lisa Vanderpump
And it just felt worse than it looked, I think, because even if somebody goes for your face just like that, you know, you feel kind of violated. Somebody's in your space. If they even touch your face, it's like, whoa. In fact, I just totally had my tears. Tears came to my eyes and I just took a minute and I was like, whoa, what's that? And I'm not saying it wasn't like a punch for Mike Tyson or anything, but it was. Yeah, I felt violated by it, absolutely.
Reza Farahan
But Ken was. Excuse me. Ken was always like, I would be like, that's the kind of backup you want. You want a husband who literally has your back. So if anything is coming at you, you know, you're rock solid at home.
Michael Beck
And he's still that way, which I think is great. Like, after all these years of marriage, he's still so supportive and right by her side and carrying her.
Lisa Vanderpump
Well, also, he knows me very, very well, and he knows that I always say I'm not gonna tell a lie. I don't have a good enough memory to lie. I'd always rather tell the truth and deal with it. And I always say that to my children. I think that's the way our relationship has always worked. You know, just tell the truth, get it out there. So if somebody to accuse me of being a liar, that is not who I am.
Reza Farahan
And I think my parents are. How are you gonna lie to someone who puts you up in Beverly Park? I mean, come on now. When you live in Beverly park, you don't lie to your spouse.
Jeff Lewis
We talk a lot about, you know, look, we make mistakes, we hurt our friends. Not. Not always. It's sometimes by accident, unintentionally.
Lisa Vanderpump
Yeah.
Jeff Lewis
You have to look at intention and, you know, we. We now look at. I'll look at people and I'll say, was this. Do you think this was intentional?
Lisa Vanderpump
Yeah. Was it mean spirited? Is somebody trying to take you down.
Jeff Lewis
Or did they just make a mistake?
Lisa Vanderpump
Yeah, mistakes I'm fine with. Absolutely.
Jeff Lewis
So are you speaking to anyone on the cast? Like you're friends with Camille, right? And Garcelle?
Lisa Vanderpump
If I saw Camille, absolutely, I would greet her. And she's definitely said some things about me that I'm not happy with. But, yeah, we've always been friendly. Garcelle, of course. Yeah. She's my dear friend. I've only known her A few years, though. I really kind of met her when we were doing a fundraiser for Haiti at TomTom. She came to that when she was on Housewives, and she actually asked me if I could give her son a job. And I was like, oh. I thought, no. And I said, has he done anything in hospitality portion? No. And I said, all right, well, how am I going to give him a job? She said, well, you know, he lives in Vegas. I thought, okay, that's easier. And then I thought, let me make him the face. And I met him, you know, and he's got this very kind of open, smiling face. And. And he became the face of the cocktail garden. Then he moved up very quickly to becoming, like, one of our best servers. He just knew all the tables, everything. He knew exactly how to interact with the customer. And it's probably. Yeah, one of my absolute best servers now. He worked in Vanderpumpari. I keep wanting for him to move on, but he likes being. He likes doing that.
Jeff Lewis
How long has he been with you?
Lisa Vanderpump
I don't know. At least a couple of years. I don't know. Time goes so quickly. But, yeah, he's a really lovely guy. Just had a baby. And I adore Garcelle, and I feel bad for her that she went through that crap with housewives, you know?
Jeff Lewis
Right. Did she. Have you spoken to. You've obviously spoken to her since several times.
Lisa Vanderpump
Yeah. Yeah. Immediately after, she was just. Yeah. Upset.
Jeff Lewis
And you support her decision to leave?
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, yeah, of course. As I said, you know, she's a wonderful woman, but I don't think she was defined by housewives. I think I had a career. You know, I always felt there was a difference in some people. Like, I felt that Housewives kind of documented my life rather than me trying to create a life from housewives.
Jeff Lewis
Yes.
Lisa Vanderpump
And I think some people use it as an opportunity to create a business and things, but I kind of have always pretty much stayed true to what I've done before. Like, I have a wine business, but I had that before I had that. You know, we used to make our own wines when we had Villa Blanca before Housewife. And I have restaurants, which I'd had 35 or whatever before. So I haven't really done anything that I didn't do before. I mean, apart from my charity, my dog Foundation. That's one thing. That fame, I use the word loosely, but has given me the opportunity to create a charity, a 501C3, which is hugely difficult, not just to create with the government and everything, but to actually sustain over all these years. And we've saved thousands and thousands of dogs. So that is something I'm truly grateful because, you know, they are my love.
Jeff Lewis
But there are people that have taken these opportunities and used the platform to really build their businesses. And like you said, you had existing businesses, but you certainly like Garcelle, you took the opportunities and you ran with it and you stayed very focused, which was to build the businesses.
Lisa Vanderpump
I think the key to reality television is authenticity. And I think if I'm involved in projects that are truly authentic, like doing Vanderpump Villa, that is quintessentially me, my brand. I have a design business. I design our restaurants with my partner Nicol. We have Vanderpumper Lane. We love design, love creating. That is what Vanderpump Villa is about. The beauty in life. It's about the beautiful food, the presentation, everything gorgeous in life. That's what I like to create these spaces. And then it's about, you know, like the young crazies that work for me. So it was very authentic and it's a wonderful, wonderful project.
Jeff Lewis
Do you have, you know, with restaurants, they come and go and they close for different reasons and do like I loved. Was it pump with the outdoor dining room with all the beautiful olive trees?
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, my God. You had dinner with me there.
Jeff Lewis
Yes, but I'm trying. You have so many restaurants, Lisa. I'm trying to keep this trick.
Lisa Vanderpump
I think you remembered one night we spent together.
Jeff Lewis
Did you? That must have been hard closing that. Right? Cause you put your heart and soul in and it was so beautiful.
Lisa Vanderpump
Yes, but when you have something for 10 years and you know the expiration date is 10 years, you know it's coming and you think, well, you know, I'm gonna be prudent here. Do I want to renew or not? A lease for another 10 years with personal guarantees. So when, you know, the landlord kind of, you know, we start talking about the rent. I think the rent was, you know, pretty high. We just thought it wasn't worth it. But we were also opening big with Caesar's Entertainment opening in Tahoe. We still had TomTom. We have sir, which I'm so proud of the fact that it's 20 year anniversary. Very, very few restaurants in LA. 20 years. So we've got a really loyal following. The food's great. I've got great partners. And, you know, it's been a wonderful.
Michael Beck
Experience, especially right now with, like, all the restaurants that are closing down and, like, iconic restaurants are leaving LA and West Hollywood especially. So, yeah, it's a testament to how good it is.
Lisa Vanderpump
It was such a shame to see all these restaurants got a business. You see petty, foreign, you see, you know, O'Reilly's, you see them all around closing opposite us, next door to us, you know, closing everywhere. And, and you know, I did talk, I mean, I was on the Chamber of commerce for a while with West Hollywood City Council, and when they started talking about increasing the minimum wage, I said, I think, you know, you've got to make sure that restaurants and businesses can sustain that. So why don't you raise the minimum wage, but just for non tipped employees, because the tipped employees were, you know, would benefit from the restaurant being busy and staying open, you know. But listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not. I'm a businesswoman. And you know, it really saddens me to see so many things shuttered in Los Angeles. It really is a travesty.
Jeff Lewis
Were you surprised when Schwartz and Sandy's closed?
Lisa Vanderpump
No, I wasn't. Because the way I love them and I, I wish, you know, it'd been successful. I wish all of the people that have worked for me, whatever they endeavor to do, use it as a platform and they are successful. I can't support them. You know, I heard, oh, Lisa hasn't been into the sandwich shop. Well, yes, I have. And yes, I bought a sandwich, went in. As I say, I was hardly here last year. Of course, I. They do well, I hope they can franchise it. I wanted Schwartz and Sandys, you know, even though they were nervous to tell me about it at the beginning, thinking I would think it was competition. I'm like, no, there's room for everybody if we get it right. It's like if somebody asked you to open a business on a remote island, you wouldn't want to do it. Somebody asked you to open a business in a vibrant, thriving city and there was an empty space, you'd do it. So I'm never about the competition. I'm about, let's everybody like join together, get it right, and the more the merrier. So even though they weren't near us, I really, you know, I hoped that they would do well. But the way it was set up, we followed that story. They had a partner. Things didn't go well. The relationship between them financially, they were, you know, they were closed too long. It. And also, we can't ever minimize the fact of what Covid did to the restaurant business. I think it shuttered over a hundred thousand restaurants through America. So anybody that survived that, you know, I went to Michael Chow's birthday the other day is 80 something. I can't remember. Michael's wonderful. And everybody got up and spoke about Testament, how kind he is and how wonderful he is. And I know Michael very well, and I stood up and I said, you know what? The greatest testament to him, apart from him being kind, wonderful man, is that the first time I went to his restaurant was with my father, whose creative director in London, and I was 14 years old. I'm 64. 50 fucking years ago.
Jeff Lewis
Wow.
Lisa Vanderpump
He had that restaurant, and he was at the top of his game, and he's opened here and there, and he's never dropped the ball. And to survive that long in the restaurant business, oh, my God, my hat goes off to that, man. Really does.
Jeff Lewis
Will the new Vanderpump Rules, the revamped version that allegedly is what's happening?
Lisa Vanderpump
Yes. No, that is happening very much.
Jeff Lewis
Will that be centered around sir?
Lisa Vanderpump
Yes.
Jeff Lewis
Okay. And are we looking at having any of the previous cast members on the new season?
Lisa Vanderpump
No, it's a totally. You know what? We did that show. We told that story. I think it's back to the, you know, original kind of stomping ground where the. Where it started out. I think it's fascinating for people to see the behind the scenes of a restaurant. And one of the great things about creating a reality show where you actually have a nucleus so people can splinter, like on Housewives, and then they'll go, oh, I'm gonna have a dinner for the girls. I'm gonna invite all of them. We can work it out. Well, that's not what happens in our show. You've got to show up because you've gotta be there for work. So you have this nucleus that brings them back in. And to be honest, Vanderpump Rules, you could have shot 365 days a year. And this one, I'm not allowed to obviously talk about what's going on. All I can say is I'm very happy. And it's gonna be, you know, it's young and fresh.
Michael Beck
And, yeah, I think people get really, like. People will say, like, oh, we're so sad. We don't wanna watch the new one. We were so sad about the old one ending. But to Lisa's point, those stories have been told in that format. You know, they've all gone on to do other things, and they're all doing their own shows or whatever they're doing. But their stories at Sir On Vanderpump Rules were told, and they're over. And now it's time for fresh, new.
Jeff Lewis
But not only that, it just becomes, like you said, you're all about authenticity. It becomes inauthent because these kids, don't. They no longer work at sir. They're now reality stars. They're being paid tons of money.
Lisa Vanderpump
But that was the story we told. We didn't try to masquerade the fact they were working there because, you know, fans would come in. I mean, they were still living an authentic life. It just took a different direction. I mean, I love all of them, and I'm glad to see, you know, some of them really shining brightly and doing well. And they've done, you know, so many kind of wonderful things. But this show now is back to the restaurant business.
Jeff Lewis
Yes.
Lisa Vanderpump
And there's not many restaurateurs, probably, arguably none that open their doors to reality television.
Michael Beck
So one of the best parts of Vanderpump Villa was seeing the relationship that Lisa has with Stassi now. Like, you know, Stassi obviously was her employee back then. And now Stassi is like, almost like, you know, a friend and a counterpart. And they had so much fun, and they were laughing and they could joke, and it just was a different dynamic, which I think was magical.
Lisa Vanderpump
Well, they grow, and I love that, you know.
Jeff Lewis
Well, she's always. I mean, she's always been kind of a bright star. You know, she's very bright, and she was on this show, but she said at that time, which was, what, two years ago or something, she said she had no interest in returning to reality TV whatsoever. So she obviously, until we asked her, had some negative. Well, it's a different situation working with you.
Lisa Vanderpump
I think she felt very secure with me. Yeah. Because it wasn't. She wasn't going into a minefield. And I think a lot of people feel like that, quite vulnerable going into reality television with that. But she was going to this beautiful situation, wonderful castle, the Italian countryside with her family. And beau's amazing. Her children are gorgeous. And her daughter loves me, and I love her, too. She's really cute. And she says, you know, she blackmails Hartford by, if you don't do that, I'm not going to take you to see Lisa. She's so lovely. So we had just a wonderful time. And the show's got the feel good fact, but living with staff, wow, that's a whole new experience for me because everything just moves so quickly, you know.
Jeff Lewis
And Vanderpump Villa Season 2 is airing now on Hulu. You can binge it all. 10 episodes. I love that they do that, you know, when they drop like two episodes. You have to wait a week. No, I like binging.
Lisa Vanderpump
I'm doing all of it all at once. That's like having sex. Go. Okay, I'm just gonna do the foreplay now and next week we'll have a bang.
Jeff Lewis
Well, I'll let you know. I'll let you know when the rhino.
Lisa Vanderpump
So when you take your rhino, you.
Reza Farahan
Can take it all the way there. I'm tingling down below. Keeping my mouth shut.
Michael Beck
It's only been 20 minutes.
Reza Farahan
I'm feeling a little.
Jeff Lewis
Oh, you're feeling it already?
Reza Farahan
Something, something.
Lisa Vanderpump
Are you feeling anything?
Michael Beck
No, not yet.
Jeff Lewis
I am nothing.
Lisa Vanderpump
I'm feeling. It's like really burning down. It's just like with you hot guys. I didn't even take it.
Jeff Lewis
I do. I have. You know, I've been around. You and I have known each other for a very long time. I've been around for a while and I remember going into SUR after watching Vanderpump and having these kids wait on me or behind the bar or James Kennedy, like, you know, DJing. And that made sir so much fun.
Lisa Vanderpump
So actually, yeah, well, it's gonna be like that again.
Jeff Lewis
It is going to be. And it's gonna be that crazy hotspot again because everyone's gonna wanna be waited on by. What is this, season 12? What is it? Season 12?
Reza Farahan
Congratulations. That's amazing.
Lisa Vanderpump
Thank you.
Reza Farahan
Amazing.
Jeff Lewis
So how did the old. The ex castmates from Vanderpump rules? How did they respond? Was anyone angry?
Reza Farahan
Have you not heard Tom Sandoval's podcast?
Jeff Lewis
He just recently.
Lisa Vanderpump
What did he say?
Reza Farahan
These people, they would get off the plane, land in LA and come and beg us to be on, interact with us. And he was trying to make it seem like they were less than. He wasn't complimentary towards of the new cast members. Of the new cast members.
Lisa Vanderpump
What do you mean?
Jeff Lewis
He said, does he know who they are?
Reza Farahan
He was like, these are like nobodies. These are people just flying in from wherever.
Lisa Vanderpump
What is he talking about? They live there. What?
Reza Farahan
Trying to, like, get on a show. He wasn't being.
Jeff Lewis
It wasn't that him.
Michael Beck
I think the biggest mistake is 10 years to be bitter about it because this gave you this huge platform that.
Lisa Vanderpump
Created these people there for years. I mean, yeah, some of them worked there for years. And of course we took on a couple of new people. Everybody's qualified to, but they didn't get off the fence.
Reza Farahan
If. If I were him, I would need to move to, like Peru and just not be. If the show continued and I couldn't be on it anymore.
Lisa Vanderpump
I probably would have moved on. Yeah, I mean, I'm sure they. I'm not like that, you know, like with Bravo. I will always remember what they have given me, how supportive they've been. Andy Cohen is a gem to me. I mean.
Reza Farahan
So you had a book launch. I remember coming to the book launch at Sir.
Jeff Lewis
The first book.
Lisa Vanderpump
Yes, yes.
Jeff Lewis
But you've never been fired. You electively lash.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, so is that when you lash out, when you're being fired?
Jeff Lewis
That's what happens. They get angry.
Lisa Vanderpump
So you don't. Okay, get angry, but you don't make up shit.
Jeff Lewis
So I was. And I'm sure you were too. I would say for the first six months I was angry. And then all of a sudden, yeah.
Reza Farahan
It was like two years for me.
Jeff Lewis
And then all of a sudden it clicked and I was like, stop act. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Stop being a victim.
Lisa Vanderpump
But you knew it's not gonna go on forever, Jeff.
Jeff Lewis
I knew I did.
Lisa Vanderpump
At some point.
Jeff Lewis
I did know that. But it's still stung. It's still stung. And it doesn't feel good to get fired. But that said, then, you know, I started turning around. I'm like, you know what? They gave me a huge platform. Thank God, you know, I changed my attitude. And then when, by the way, opportunities.
Lisa Vanderpump
Started coming and you know what I've noticed? You are softer and nicer than used to be. Used to be much snarkier.
Jeff Lewis
It's the Rhino 66,000.
Lisa Vanderpump
You must have an endorsement with this.
Jeff Lewis
I do not. People always think that I do, but I. I just become hyper fixated on things.
Lisa Vanderpump
It's a good thing we can't see anybody's lower half.
Jeff Lewis
Spring is in the air. Know what's not in the air? Litter box stink. That's thanks to Pretty Litter, which obliterates odor so you can enjoy all the wonderful scents of spring. Pretty Litter's non clumping formula traps odor and moisture. Its ultra absorbent, lightweight, low dust and one six pound bag works for up to one month. And you can say goodbye to running out of kitty litter because Pretty Litter ships free right to your door. You know how much I love a clean smelling home, so I switch to Pretty Litter. I get peace of mind with the health monitoring. Plus no more lugging litter to the door. It's a win for me and my cats. Pretty Litter helps keep your house smelling fresh and clean. Try it and you'll love it. Go to PrettyLitter.com jeff to save 20% on your first order and get a free cat toy. That's PrettyLitter.com jeff, to save 20% on your first Order and get a free cat toy. Pretty Litter.com terms and conditions apply. See site for details. We all know what speed dating is. Well, if you're the owner of a growing business, what if there was a feature like speed dating only for hiring? Well, good news, there is. It's zip intro from ZipRecruiter. You can post your job today and start talking to qualified candidates tomorrow. Zip Intro gives you the power to quickly assess excellent candidates for your job via back to back video call. You simply pick a time and Zip Intro does all the work of finding and scheduling qualified candidates for you. Then you can choose who you want to talk to and meet with great people as soon as the next day. Over the years I've relied on ZipRecruiter to connect me to a pool of qualified candidates for roles in my office. And you can too. Enjoy the benefits of speed hiring with new Zip Intro only from ZipRecruiter rated the 1 hiring site based on G2. Try Zip Intro for free at ZipRecruiter.com chump Again, that's ZipRecruiter.com chumP Zip Intro post jobs today. Talk to qualified candidates tomorrow. This episode is brought to you by Huggies Snug and Dry. Unbelievably soft, irresistibly soft. Experience the unexpected softness and up to 100% leak protection. So snug, so dry. More parents choose the new Huggy Snug n dry softness versus the leading premium diaper Huggies. We got you baby. Some pieces just have a way of becoming instant staples. Quince's lightweight, comfortable styles are the pieces that stay at the front of the closet. Easy to reach for, always on point, Quince has all the things you actually want to wear, like organic cotton silk polos, European linen beach shorts and comfortable pants that work for everything from backyard hangs to nice detail dinners. The best part? Everything with quince is priced 50 to 80% less than what you'd find at similar brands. By working directly with top artisans and cutting out the middlemen, Quince gives you luxury pieces without the crazy markups, and Quince only works with factories that use safe, ethical and responsible manufacturing practices, plus premium fabrics and finishes. I'm still loving my Mongolian cashmere sweaters and just got an adorable organic cotton dress for my daughter for spring and summer. Elevate your closet with quince. Go to quince.com jeff for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns. That's Q-U-I-N-C-E.com jeff to get free shipping and 365 day returns. Quince.com jeff so far. So far I have not felt anything from Rhino 66000. Now you were. Why? I don't know why. You didn't do the. Why'd you do the research after I took it? So Nya just looked at Candy, said he knew what's going on. I mean, I did the research yesterday.
Michael Beck
But I figured, you know, let's just.
Jeff Lewis
Take it and see.
Michael Beck
So why wouldn't you warn us?
Lisa Vanderpump
Did you?
Jeff Lewis
No.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, crap.
Jeff Lewis
People. People end up in the er.
Lisa Vanderpump
Yeah, someone said. I'm an emt. I've been to many cardiac arrest calls. Think of three that I've responded to, where someone came and went, had an orgasm, and then D. Two of those involved taking gas station dick pills.
Jeff Lewis
Oh, why did you tell me that before?
Michael Beck
Okay, well, I didn't know that.
Lisa Vanderpump
Nice knowing you, Jeff.
Jeff Lewis
Some guys say he got dizzy and. What?
Lisa Vanderpump
I don't know. But if you need somebody to take over, I'm available.
Reza Farahan
If you die.
Lisa Vanderpump
You took it too, bitch.
Jeff Lewis
Wait a minute. Someone shit themselves.
Lisa Vanderpump
We can't denigrate this brand. This brand? A lot of work has gone into this brand. Who knows? You could have something like this Rhino's got on the end of his nose in a minute. Let's be patient.
Jeff Lewis
Okay, what else?
Lisa Vanderpump
Someone just got a headache. None of it went to my.
Michael Beck
Oh, my God.
Lisa Vanderpump
Is that you talking?
Jeff Lewis
Oh, my God. Now I'm getting nervous about this.
Michael Beck
Oh, no, you're gonna shit yourself again.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, God, please.
Reza Farahan
Again.
Lisa Vanderpump
Let's keep it clean.
Jeff Lewis
Can I tell you the worst part?
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, no, you already have. Go on.
Jeff Lewis
I have to go to the proctologist at 2.
Michael Beck
Oh, no. You're gonna be hard and shitty.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, my God. Can we not talk about your asshole whilst I'm here? I came on a long way. All the way from Beverly Hills.
Jeff Lewis
It's a long drive.
Lisa Vanderpump
Come on.
Jeff Lewis
I have my third hemorrhage shot today. Hopefully I'm died.
Lisa Vanderpump
To know intimate details, press A. Tell him. Stop.
Reza Farahan
Oh, my God. I can't.
Lisa Vanderpump
Okay, let's get back to. To. Oh, yeah, Van Upon Villa.
Jeff Lewis
That's what this reminds me of.
Lisa Vanderpump
Show no hemorrhoids. No. Speaking of, let's talk about V. No, no, they're. Yeah, well, true that.
Michael Beck
I love Hagen in the Villa.
Jeff Lewis
I love that there's a sassy gay.
Michael Beck
Talk about all the straight drama he's not involved. He will just comment.
Lisa Vanderpump
Unapologetic. Love him. Yeah.
Michael Beck
Hilarious meeting on these shows. He's so funny.
Lisa Vanderpump
And he's really kind of good at his job as well. He kind of whizzes around that castle with a feather duster. It's really good. I love that show. I've just had such a blast doing it. As I say, it's quintessential Vanderpump. It's got the humor, it's naughty, it's got the beauty. That's what I love.
Michael Beck
And the Secret Lives girls are coming on. I haven't watched it yet, but those are my girls.
Lisa Vanderpump
I know. Those lives are not going to be so secret.
Michael Beck
And they did not stay in Italy. The drama kept going and going and going.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, God, yeah. Yep, yep.
Jeff Lewis
I would love to play a little game with you, Lisa.
Lisa Vanderpump
Go on, then.
Jeff Lewis
It's called Vander.
Lisa Vanderpump
What's your medicine? Just kicked in.
Jeff Lewis
Vanderpump.
Lisa Vanderpump
Not only will I give you a heart on, it's going to turn you straight as well.
Jeff Lewis
It's called the Touching Game. No, it's called Vanderpump or Vanderbilt Vander Dump. You brought Stassi back into the spotlight by hiring her on Vanderpump Villa. So now I'm curious, which other former cast members would you consider rehiring to work at one of your locations?
Lisa Vanderpump
One of your restaurants want to work?
Jeff Lewis
Let's say they're all applying.
Lisa Vanderpump
What? They all?
Jeff Lewis
Who are you rehiring and who are you? Now, hold on, I'm gonna give the name.
Lisa Vanderpump
You just say they're more successful now and their egos are big. No, it's happened.
Jeff Lewis
All you have to say is Vanderpumper, Vanderpump Dump. Kristen Doty.
Lisa Vanderpump
Okay, that's a given. Yeah, it's gonna have to be a little dumpy there.
Jeff Lewis
Vander Dump. Oh, Jax, Taylor Vander Pomper Vander.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, my God, he's got so much to struggle with right now. No, no, he's not working for me either.
Jeff Lewis
Okay, Britney Cartwright.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh, I love Britney, but no, she's got babies. No, no, no, no. Dumb. Sorry.
Jeff Lewis
Okay.
Lisa Vanderpump
Is that legal?
Jeff Lewis
It's not my babies.
Lisa Vanderpump
You can't work for me. No, but I mean, she's like, you know, her hours accomplished. Let's be honest. I'm also, you know, part of the Villa as well, the Valley. So, you know, she's Sheena Shay.
Jeff Lewis
Vanderpump or Vanderdump.
Lisa Vanderpump
I always give her a job back. Why not? She was a great server, but I don't think she wants one.
Jeff Lewis
Lala Kent.
Lisa Vanderpump
Love her too. Love her madly. Yes. Yep. Give her a job.
Jeff Lewis
James Kennedy.
Lisa Vanderpump
I think he is busy flying around the world doing his dj. No, he's moved on.
Jeff Lewis
Raquel Levis?
Lisa Vanderpump
No.
Jeff Lewis
Katie Maloney?
Lisa Vanderpump
No. She's next door. She's next door doing something about her. No. No.
Jeff Lewis
Okay. Ariana Maddox.
Lisa Vanderpump
Love Ariana, but no. She's in Love Island. No.
Jeff Lewis
Brock Davies.
Lisa Vanderpump
It didn't work for me. Me.
Jeff Lewis
Okay. Would you hire him?
Michael Beck
Yes, I'd hire him.
Lisa Vanderpump
Okay.
Reza Farahan
I know my bill's kicking in.
Lisa Vanderpump
Oh my God.
Jeff Lewis
Well, what I get from that game is a lot of lot of burn bridges.
Michael Beck
She's going to be short staffed, I think.
Reza Farahan
Yeah.
Jeff Lewis
Wow.
Lisa Vanderpump
They've moved on. That's the whole thing in your life. You. Nobody really wants to be a professional waitress for their life. They kind of move on. It's a stepping stone and they used it to to the best of their advantage for sure. That's what I support. I don't think I really ever met anybody that says, hey Lisa, I'm here and I want to make a care. That's not what happens later.
Michael Beck
They want to be DJs for the rest of their life. That's what the goal is.
Jeff Lewis
Thanks for listening. If you want more of this, listen to Jeff Lewis live every weekday on SiriusXM as well as the Jeff Lewis Channel exclusively on the SiriusXM app. Your new beginning starts now. Dr. Horton has new construction homes available in Ellensburg and throughout the greater Seattle area. With spacious floor plans, flexible living spaces and home technology packages, you can enjoy more cozy moments and sweet memories in your beautiful new home. With new home communities opening in Ellensburg and throughout the Seattle area, Dr. Horton has the ideal home for you. Learn more@drhorton.com Dr. Horton, America's builder and equal housing opportunity builder. Parents of tweens if you're familiar with far off drop offs.
Lisa Vanderpump
Dad, stop. Stop. Stop right here or get DMs about what's for dinner.
Michael Beck
You may be experienc tween milestones for.
Lisa Vanderpump
Your son or daughter. These can start at age 9. HPV vaccination, a type of cancer prevention.
Michael Beck
Against certain HPV related cancers can start then too.
Jeff Lewis
For most HPV clears on its own.
Michael Beck
But for those who don't clear the virus, it can cause certain cancers later in life.
Lisa Vanderpump
Embrace this phase. Help protect them in the next.
Jeff Lewis
Ask their doctor today about HPV vaccination.
Lisa Vanderpump
Brought to you by Merck.
Podcast Summary: Jeff Lewis Has Issues – Episode Featuring Lisa Vanderpump & Michael Beck
Episode Information:
In this lively episode of Jeff Lewis Has Issues, host Jeff Lewis welcomes renowned restaurateur and television personality Lisa Vanderpump, along with Michael Beck, to discuss various facets of the restaurant business, reality TV show revamps, and personal anecdotes. The conversation kicks off with a humorous segment about a male sexual enhancer dubbed "Rhino Pills."
Jeff Lewis initiates a light-hearted discussion about trying out a male sexual enhancement pill referred to as "Rhino 66,000."
As the trio delves into the potential effects and safety concerns of the pill, humor ensues, highlighting their camaraderie.
Despite the playful banter, Lisa expresses caution regarding the pill's usage, emphasizing the importance of following directions to avoid adverse effects.
The segment underscores the show's trademark blend of humor and candid discussions on personal topics.
The conversation shifts to Lisa Vanderpump's burgeoning restaurant empire, particularly her expansions into Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe.
Lisa proudly shares the success and challenges of maintaining multiple establishments, celebrating milestones like the 20th anniversary of her restaurant, Sir.
Despite the achievements, Lisa touches on the hardships faced by the restaurant industry, especially post-COVID, highlighting closures and financial strains.
Her dedication to quality and design shines through as she discusses the closure of beloved restaurants like Schwartz and Sandy's, attributing part of the struggle to unforeseen challenges like the pandemic.
A significant portion of the episode delves into Lisa's experience with reality television, particularly her time on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and her views on maintaining authenticity in the public eye.
Lisa reflects on the difficulties of dealing with gossip and maintaining genuine relationships amidst the scripted nature of reality TV.
She emphasizes the importance of authenticity in her business ventures, contrasting her approach with other reality TV personalities.
Lisa advocates for staying true to one's brand and values, using her platform to further her philanthropic efforts, particularly through her dog foundation.
The discussion transitions to the anticipated revamp of the popular reality show Vanderpump Rules, with Lisa providing insights into the new direction.
She reveals that the new season will center around her restaurant Sir, focusing on the authentic behind-the-scenes operations rather than interpersonal drama.
The revamped show aims to maintain authenticity while introducing fresh, new elements to captivate the audience.
Lisa discusses her professional relationships with current and former cast members, emphasizing mutual respect and the importance of integrity in business.
Her anecdotes about hiring and mentoring staff, including personal stories about their growth and contributions, highlight her leadership style focused on nurturing talent.
Lisa's genuine approach fosters loyalty and dedication among her team, reinforcing her reputation as a respected businesswoman.
Throughout the episode, the trio shares personal stories and humorous incidents, adding a relatable and entertaining dimension to the conversation.
These light-hearted exchanges offer listeners a glimpse into their personalities beyond their public personas.
The episode concludes with reflections on the balance between personal life and business, the evolution of reality TV, and the importance of staying true to one's values.
Listeners are left with insights into Lisa Vanderpump's dedication to her craft, her ability to navigate the challenges of the public eye, and her unwavering commitment to authenticity in both her personal and professional endeavors.
Notable Quotes:
This episode of Jeff Lewis Has Issues offers a blend of humor, candid discussions, and insightful reflections, providing listeners with a comprehensive look into the intricate balance between personal life and business in the high-stakes world of restaurant management and reality television.