The Vanderpump Rules cast member is almost ready to open the doors of her and Ariana Madix’s long-awaited sandwich shop.
On the April 30 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Katie Maloney and Ariana Madix revealed that their long-awaited sandwich shop, Something About Her, is finally set to open on May 22.
After years of permit issues, staffing changes, and menu tastings, the Vanderpump Rules co-owners were excited to share the news of their beloved business. In addition to their appearance at the Clubhouse, Katie took to her Instagram Stories on May 6 to revel in the anticipation around her business’ fast-approaching opening date. The West Hollywood resident shared a photo of the Something About Her storefront, looking up at the shop’s beautiful black-and-white sign and wh ite lights.
Though that was the only photo Katie shared, which gave us just a small peek at the exterior of the store, luckily she and Ariana gave BravoTV.com a tour of the space in the video you can watch above. In the video tour, Katie revealed it was “designed by Jon Hutman, who is Nancy Meyers’ production designer,” adding, “That was the whole inspiration of this sandwich shop in general. We wanted it to feel like main-character energy in a rom-com.”
Ariana explained, “We also wanted it to feel like us. We wanted it to feel very California yet European,” to which Katie added, “California country meets European cafe.”
As Vanderpump Rules fans saw on Season 11, Episode 14, which aired on April 30, Ariana and Katie hired Tom Sandoval’s former assistant Ann Maddox to work at Something About Her. On April 26, Ann told The Daily Dish via email, “I am very excited about my new job at Something About Her. Ariana and Katie are the best bosses a girl can ask for! [I] can’t wait to ‘break bread’ with all the lovely fans of VPR at the sandwich shop. See you soon!”
Does Ann Maddox still work at Something About Her?
In addition to our interview, WWHL host Andy Cohen asked Katie and Ariana during the aforementioned April 30 episode about Ann’s employment status.
“We got some viewer questions wanting to know how Ann wound up becoming a Something About Her employee, and is she still working for the two of you?” he questioned.
Ariana shared, “We actually just got a message from her the other day,” and noted, “She’s had another temporary job.”