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Buzz Feed
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Brutally Honest Reviews Of Celebrity-Owned Restaurants
Quite a while back, I rounded up some celebrity-owned restaurant reviews from members of the BuzzFeed Community. In the comments, people shared even more interesting experiences — some more appetizing than others. Here are 32 of their top responses: "Ty Burrell has a few bars here in Salt Lake City, called Beer Bar and Bar-X, and they have the best fries I've ever had. Truly drool-worthy. Plus, they have incredible burgers and other foods. Highly recommend if you are ever in the area!" —nanarae "By far, the worst celebrity-run restaurant in Nashville is Kid Rock's Big Ass Honky Tonk & Rock N' Roll Steakhouse." —tiger24 "SUR in West Hollywood is great. Due to a weird and random series of events, I ended up on the employee patio and ran into Guillermo Zapata (Lisa Vanderpump's co-owner), and he is the nicest dude ever! He told me to come back anytime and ask for him. When I told him I no longer live in LA, he insisted that even if I came back 10 years later, he'd happily hook us up. He 'never forgets a face.' (It's more likely he just knows if someone asks for him, he's met them before. But that's still incredibly kind.) Great service. Great staff. I had so much fun and have some hilarious photos from that night." —apromisingyoungwoman "In Las Vegas, I went to the Vanderpump Cocktail Garden in Caesars Palace. Although the drinks were inventive and delicious, the service was the worst I've ever had, and the food was meh. It made me sad because I love SUR, Pump, and Tom Tom (all owned by Lisa Vanderpump)." —Th3FatPanth3r "The Jonas Brothers' family restaurant, Nellie's Southern Kitchen, in Belmont, North Carolina, is FANTASTIC! It has a cute little Southern cooking atmosphere, and the actual Southern cooking is fabulous. They're not messing around down there. They also have live music from local singers! Their tribute to the Jonas boys in the back hallway is super cute too." —Janet "SONA, Priyanka Chopra Jonas's restaurant in New York. DO NOT VISIT. Sincerely, an Indian." —ruchav[Editor's note: Priyanka parted ways with SONA in 2023, and it shut down permanently in 2024.] "I went to Machine Gun Kelly's coffee shop, 27 Club Coffee, in Cleveland, and the coffee was so good! As a current barista at Starbucks, I can definitely say the quality of the coffee is much better than Starbucks'. It's smoother and tastes better — not to mention, it costs about the same as or even a little less than a Starbucks drink. They offer a variety of coffee choices as well as some alcoholic beverages and food (with vegan options). The atmosphere is very cool and chill (they don't just play MGK's music). Because I visited on Valentine's Day, they handed out pink roses." —PianoPrince "Nic & Norman's — which is co-owned by The Walking Dead executive producer Greg Nicotero and actor Norman Reedus — in Senoia, Georgia, has a great atmosphere and food. It's in a quaint little town with a Walking Dead vibe." — "I recently went to Saints and Sinners in New Orleans, which Channing Tatum is part owner of. Let me tell you, this place has amazing service and the kindest workers you will find in the city, but the workers do not make up for the food or dirt. When I tell you I saw a ROACH crawling across the floor after I ordered my the food came, which was cold and had no seasoning. No seasoning in New Orleans?!? The bathrooms have doors that are falling off, as well as black mold. The list goes my man, if you see this, please stop by the spot and give them some money to renovate, as this place needs some serious TLC." —cml5307 "Here's an unexpected recommendation. Anyone remember the horror film director Uwe Boll? His movies, primarily based on horror video games, are legit awful. However, the man's actually a pretty good restaurateur. His restaurant, Bauhaus, in my hometown [Vancouver, BC], was a fantastic experience for us for the husband's birthday one year. I would definitely go back." —bitterowl93 "Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer's Taffer's Tavern. There's a location two minutes down the road from my job, and we have tried it a few times. The food was always bland, and service was alright. The specialty cocktails are yummy, though. Obviously, Taffer doesn't work there, but for someone who bitches about service and food, shouldn't the managers be held to a certain standard?" —deftonesforlife "Iron Chef star Masaharu Morimoto's restaurant, Morimoto, in Disney Springs. I've eaten there several times, and it always, without fail, is one of the best meals I've ever had... like, ever. It's pricey, but worth every cent." —casachess "Fat Sal's Deli in Los Angeles, which is owned by Entourage actor Jerry Ferrara, is really good! They have sub sandwiches with everything but the kitchen sink in them." —Fateandtime "The Nobu [which was cofounded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro, and Meir Tepe] in Waikiki on Oahu is one of the best locations." —panda_13 "Cannot recommend Wolfgang Puck's Spago enough. I have not been to the one in Maui, but I have been to the one in Vegas and LA. Both were stellar experiences and definitely worth the money. From start to finish, just excellent food, staff, and environment." —chasingsmiles "Ted's Montana Grill, a chain of restaurants in the Atlanta area originally owned by Ted Turner, is amazing! Their big thing is that they serve bison, and it's incredible. Bison steaks, bison burgers, bison meatloaf, bison short ribs… they also do beef, chicken, fish, and vegetarian meals. I highly recommend the bison brisket, though. It's incredible. They also make a killer lemon drop martini!" —goblinkatie "Ted's has an excellent veg burger, but not much variety for veg meals. Good place to take your meat-loving friends, but be prepared to always order the same dish if one is looking for veg options!" —alexandriag4915d3b01 "I ate at Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen & Bar in 2019. It was the worst meal of my entire life. I ordered a turkey burger because nothing else on the menu sounded appealing. It was cold and dry and bland. The fries were ice cold and rock hard. The restaurant was so dark and loud, we could barely see anything and had to shout at each other at a very small table. The servers looked like they hated their lives, and our server comped our meal without us saying a word. We left her a tip because she was still a good server, minus the awful meal. Hopefully it was just a bad night, but I would never go back!" —maggiem46319e722 "Guy Fieri's Chicken Guy! How is fast food that good!?" —jessethecowgirl "I've been to Bobby Flay's Bobby's Burger Palace in Vegas, and it was fantastic!" —moswald74 "Bobby's Burger Palace in Mohegan Sun Casino has gone downhill. It used to be so delicious with some of the best burgers and fries I've ever had. When I went recently, it was bland and not what I remembered. Plus, paying $15 for a burger alone is crazy. At least include the fries for the price of a burger." —lilmoo22 "I've eaten at three of Bobby Flay's Burger Palaces. None of them is worth a second visit. I've had fresher and tastier burgers at fast-food places. Everything from the service to the food itself was eww and completely I think so-called celebrity chefs are less great restaurateurs than media hounds." —irenec6 "Every experience I have ever had at a Bobby Flay's has been bad. The food's always mediocre — not completely horrible, but not great either, like Chili's quality — and it always has a layer of...I don't know how to describe it exactly in the way it all is. It's not that every restaurant I've wound up in of his, for one reason or another, is always dirty (although, there have been some); but it always feels like he can't decide if he is a chain owner or a serial boutique owner. It's highly manufactured, but yet trying to appear like it's not. Thus, Chili's quality to me." —chasingsmiles "Bobby Flay's restaurant in Caesars Palace, Brasserie B. They have these seasoned fries that are amazing, and the margaritas are so freaking good." —beccaloni "Amalfi, Bobby Flay's other restaurant in Caesars Palace, was amazing. We got to pick our fresh fish, and they fixed it to order. I am still drooling thinking about the pistachio sundae. We also hit up his burger joint in Paris for a quick hangover breakfast. That stuff was legit amazing in that moment." —mbaggs "Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Gordon Ramsay's flagship restaurant in London, was so delightful to eat at." —miniadmiral16 "I've been to Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen in Vegas, and IDK if the burger is good, but the risotto 100 percent was a flop and a waste of money." —vravi "Gordon Ramsay's burgers are so worth the price. I have been to several of his restaurants; all were great. Gordon Ramsay Steak was the best meal I've ever had." —kathmander "Recently tried Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips in DC. I was a little apprehensive, but it was actually one of the best chips of my life. The dirty chips with Parmesan are the bomb, and the lemonade was really nice too." —eklimen "I went to Gordon Ramsay Plane Food at Heathrow and ate fish, mac and cheese, and a brownie with marshmallow ice cream for dessert. It was all so good, I practically licked the plate. Not cheap, though." —naraniel "Recently, we went to a Wahlburgers and were similarly disappointed. Although the burgers were a bit above what we found at Flay's, the service was awful, the server himself was unpleasant, and the food was indifferent." —irenec6 "I think Wahlburgers is way overpriced for mediocre burgers. I get being fun and creative with the menu, but the patties themselves were bleh." —kathmander And finally: "Wahlburgers was good, but I think it's overpriced. They've recently taken over the major grocery store chain's in-store eating where I live, and it's not as good." —hillaryf4afff6749 If you've ever eaten at a celebrity-owned restaurant, what was your experience like? Tell us all about it in the comments!
The Independent
4 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Made in Chelsea star shares critical missed sepsis signs after near-death ordeal
Made in Chelsea star Sam Vanderpump has shared the symptoms of sepsis he says were missed during the terrifying ordeal he faced in December 2024. The UK Sepsis Trust ambassador, 27, who is the nephew of Real Housewives star Lisa Vanderpump, has shared how liver and kidney failure following a bout of the flu triggered the life-threatening medical emergency. Urging the public to ask doctors to check for signs of sepsis, Sam told Good Morning Britain: "It was dehydration that was the biggest thing, to the point where my lips were so dry they had become crusty.'
Associated Press
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Thousands Celebrate Vanderpump's 8th Annual World Dog Day in West Hollywood
On Saturday, May 17th, 2025, Lisa Vanderpump, her husband, Ken Todd, and The Vanderpump Dog Foundation, hosted the eighth annual 'World Dog Day' in West Hollywood, California, presented by NutriSource Pet Foods LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / May 17, 2025 / On Saturday, May 17th, 2025, Lisa Vanderpump, her husband, Ken Todd, and The Vanderpump Dog Foundation, hosted the eighth annual 'World Dog Day' in West Hollywood, California, presented by NutriSource Pet Foods. The outdoor event, co-sponsored by The City of West Hollywood, focused on the celebration of dogs, as well as raising awareness about dog abuse, both domestically and internationally. Over two thousand people and their dogs were in attendance. This included over 45 pet-centered vendors, celebrities, live entertainment, as well as a Doggy Adoption area presented by NextStar & Capstar and an Education Area presented by Penthouse Vanderpump At World Dog Day 2025 Lisa Vanderpump attends The Vanderpump Dog Foundation's World Dog Day 2025 Founder of The Vanderpump Dog Foundation, Lisa Vanderpump, welcomed the attendees, and raised a cheer for The Foundation's work since its inception in 2016. 'It's incredible to me that we are on our 8th World Dog Day - a day that is truly my favorite of the year. We've been able to do so much for dog rescue since we launched The Vanderpump Dog Foundation - this year we will hopefully surpass our goal of 3000 dogs rescued in the LA area, with thousands more helped internationally. It's events like this that help us shine a light on the neglect and abuse our furry friends can face, and allow us to raise the funds and awareness to do everything we can to create a better world for them. It's heartwarming to see so many dog lovers, vendors and sponsors in one place, celebrating man's best friend.' said Lisa Vanderpump. The day featured doggy events MC'd by singer/songwriter Sam De Rosa; Tom Schwartz ('Vanderpump Rules') in the magic show by award winning magician Katrina Kroetch, and stars of Hulu's Vanderpump Villa Anthony Bar, Hagen Bach, Sam Terry and Aidan McHugh as judges. The 'Vanderpump Dogs Look-Alike Contest,' presented by The Posh Puppy Boutique, and the Doggy Pie Eating Contest were huge successes. The day featured a Games Tent presented by SUR Restaurant, a doggy play park presented by Fresh Patch, as well as plenty of doggy vendors. The event included NutriSource Pet Foods, as the Title Sponsor; DJ Bateeza spinning, and had many celebrities in attendance, including actress Maggie Lawson ('Psych'), Vanderpump Rules' Tom Schwartz, Tom Sandoval, and the cast of Hulu's Vanderpump Villa. 'I am so proud that our Foundation has been working for 8 years in the animal rescue sector. I want to thank my selfless staff, a group of young people that put the dogs' needs before their own, and our wonderful volunteers. Thank you to the City of West Hollywood for always supporting us, and to all of our sponsors, including NutriSource, that have really made a difference to our rescue efforts. We will continue to work with our Emergency Medical Fund, saving dogs in critical condition, and to rescue as many dogs as we can,' said Lisa Vanderpump. Photos: Contact InformationPaola Pierantoni Marketing & PR 3238523647 SOURCE: The Vanderpump Dog Foundation press release
Daily Mail
14-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Lisa Vanderpump and husband settle $490K lawsuit after refusing to pay ex-Pump 'aggrieved employees'
Lisa Vanderpump and her husband Ken Todd have officially settled their nearly half-million dollar lawsuit in their legal fight with disgruntled former Pump employees. According to the judgment filed in Los Angeles at the end of April, the Vanderpump Rules star and Todd, 79, were ordered by the judge to fund the Gross Settlement Amount of $490,000, after they agreed on the settlement terms. The Plaintiff's Motion for Final Approval of Class and Representative Action Settlement was granted on April 28 after a hearing took place. The lawsuit has been ongoing for nearly five years- ever since a former employee, Ernest R. Bennick, sued Vanderpump, 64, Todd and their business, Pump LLC in August 2020, for failure to pay minimum wages, failure to pay overtime wages, violating labor codes, failure to provide compliant meal periods and failure to pay wages at termination among other things. The defendants denied these claims at the time, alleging that the complaint was 'barred, or at least limited, by putative class members' mutual agreement to arbitrate employment-related claims.' Despite the settlement amount totaling $490,000, the plaintiffs were awarded a net settlement amount of $252,638.96, according to court documents exclusively obtained by The Net Settlement Amount was determined by subtracting the requested Class Counsel attorneys' fees of $163,333.33, reimbursement of Class Counsel costs of $18,527.71, an enhancement award to Plaintiff Bennick of $7,500, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) penalties of $40,000 ($10,000 of which would be distributed to the 'Aggrieved Employees' - those who worked for Defendants in California from August 2019 through the end of the Class Period), and costs of settlement administration of $8,000. A case review has been scheduled a year from now to ensure that funds have been successfully delivered and funded by the defendants, including Todd and Pump LLC. The Settlement Class consists of former Pump employees who worked at the West Hollywood restaurant, which closed in July 2023, from August 2016 through December 2022. Bennick, who acted as the ring leader in the lawsuit, worked at Pump from July 2018 to December 2019 where he worked as a server. He wrote in his declaration filed last month, 'I feel that by bringing this lawsuit, I could stand up for not only my rights but the rights of other employees who suffered from the same unfair wage practices. 'I felt that current employees might not want to share their experiences with Defendants since they feared losing their jobs.' He added, 'My goal in bringing this lawsuit was to obtain a recovery on behalf of the class, and, even more importantly, to put an end to what I believe are illegal practices on the part of Defendants. I believe I have achieved both through this lawsuit and settlement.' Shortly after Pump closed in 2023, Todd and Vanderpump initially did not agree on paying the settlement amount due to issues with the closure, including 'back rent and future rent issues with the restaurant's landlord' and the 'overall downturn in business,' according to a report on The U.S. Sun. The plaintiff fired back in a response filed in October 2023, slamming multiple 'false' and 'self-serving claims,' including that Pump had 'no assets remaining.' Bennick referenced Pump's re-opening at Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz's restaurant TomTom, which is owned by the Toms and Vanderpump and her husband. He also called out the restaurateur for boasting about being a 'multimillionaire individual' who has a reported net worth of $90 million. Todd and Vanderpump seem to be better off, especially after revealing they would be turning The Cromwell Hotel in Las Vegas into The Vanderpump Hotel - a project made in partnership with Caesars Entertainment that is expected to open in early 2026. She also owns SUR Restaurant & Lounge in Los Angeles, three restaurants in Las Vegas - Vanderpump Cocktail Garden, Vanderpump à Paris and Pinky's by Vanderpump - as well as a Lake Tahoe eatery, Wolf by Vanderpump. The Vanderpump Villa star is currently filming the reboot of Vanderpump Rules. The most recent 11th season - which finished airing in May of last year - had featured Katie Maloney, Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz, Lala Kent, James Kennedy and Scheana Shay. Episodes focused on the disputes and conflicts between the cast not long after Scandoval - when Sandoval cheated on his longtime girlfriend Ariana with Rachel Leviss. The future of the series was left rocky amid a feuding cast. At the end of last year, however, it was announced that the show would be getting an entirely new cast with only Lisa Vanderpump returning. The new cast will consist of 'close-knit SUR-vers who are as complicatedly involved with one another as their iconic predecessor,' per Bravo. Vanderpump expressed at the time of the reboot announcement: 'The last 12 years of filming have been an extraordinary run full of laughter, tears and everything in between. I can't thank enough those who have shared their lives. 'How I love you all. In the restaurant business, one shift always gives way to another. Cheers to the next generation of Vanderpump Rules.' The reboot will also 'celebrate the past decade of heartbreaks, friendship rifts and scandals with a retrospective special highlighting the past 11 seasons.' Maloney, 38, recently said that she was 'ready to walk away' from the show and slammed the reboot as being 'cheap.' She told her ex-husband and former costar Tom in an episode of the Detox Retox podcast, 'I was ready to walk away but it doesn't mean [I] don't care about our show and the legacy that we brought to it.' She then added, 'I feel like this isn't against any of them. I don't know them but it just feels cheap to me. It feels cheap and I don't like cheap.' The Something About Her co-owner emphasized that she wasn't slamming the new cast, but instead wondered why the network just didn't create 'a whole different show.' 'To me it just feels like it's going try to have the same flavor, the same everything…. When you try to replicate the recipe just based off of taste, you can't do it,' she explained. Meanwhile, Ally Lewber, James Kennedy's ex, shared her excitement over the new cast in an interview with 'I'm not for sure like who's actually cast. But... I do love Demi. She's a waitress there. And like I've met her at a bunch of events. Love her. She's really sweet. 'So I think that she's on it, but I don't really even know. It'll be fun to find out,' the 29-year-old said while promoting her new astrology-inspired podcast, StarStruck. The cast for the VPR reboot has yet to officially be announced by Bravo. She added, 'I really I feel like we're all in the same boat like I don't know anything [but] I'm gonna tune it. I'm proud. I feel out of curiosity, you know. I can't imagine that I wouldn't. 'I think that it probably was kind of the end of an era. It did feel like, "Where does everyone go from here," you know?'
Daily Mail
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Ally Lewber accuses Lisa Vanderpump of 'manipulating' her to stay with James Kennedy after domestic violence arrest
Ally Lewber is calling out Lisa Vanderpump for 'manipulating' her in the wake of her domestic violence incident with ex-boyfriend James Kennedy last year. The confrontation ended with 33-year-old Kennedy being arrested and later released on $20,000 bail. Appearing on Page Six's Virtual Reali-Tea show this week, 29-year-old Lewber said after the ordeal she received a phone call from Vanderpump, 64, during which the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum tried to convince Ally not to break up with James. 'I'm very impressionable. I trust [Lisa]. I'm like, "You're really smart." … I trust her for the most part,' Ally explained of valuing the restaurateur's advice. She continued, 'She is a Virgo. She's very articulate. She's so well-spoken. Like, it's frickin' Lisa Vanderpump. So when she calls you and she's making you laugh but also kind of making sense, I'm like, 'Is she right? Did I make a wrong choice?'' Ally went on to say that after the call with Lisa she sought advice from former Vanderpump Rules co-star Scheana Shay. She shared, 'I called Scheana after, and she was like, "No, you were just manipulated, and also that was really wrong of her to do." And I was like, "OK, yeah, you're right." I had to literally sit back and [ask], "What?"' After recounting the painful experience, the Bravo personality insisted that she wants the best for her ex-boyfriend, and so does Lisa. 'I think she genuinely has so much love for James, and that's why I felt for her — because I get it. I don't want him to suffer either,' she stated. And she clarified: 'I will say with [Vanderpump being a] Virgo and the helping of it all, I really do think Lisa genuinely wants to help as best as she can.' Kennedy's arrest came amid an argument with his then-live-in girlfriend Ally on December 10, 2024. Law enforcement received a call about an argument between a man and a woman, and allegedly a witness saw James grabbing the woman, though no visible injuries were found. While Scheana kept quiet initially, she broke her silence on the matter in late December via her Scheananigans podcast. 'I was respecting Ally's privacy — as she requested,' Scheana explained at the time. 'So I wasn't going to say anything on the podcast, but I now see how that's coming off by staying silent. So I have spoken to Ally. I check in with her often. I always have. But I know it seems like if I stay silent, you all somehow think I support his behavior, which I absolutely do not,' she clarified.' Mentioning Kennedy's ex-girlfriend Raquel Leviss, she noted, 'Obviously, I was very close with Raquel for years. And while she always told me that James was never physically abusive, as we all know, abuse isn't limited to just physical. 'And ultimately it led to her exiting that relationship. I had a lot of empathy for her… I wanted to do anything I could to help and give her a safe space.' She continued, 'I do hope that James views this as a rock bottom moment and is serious about just committing to a healing plan.'
