June 11, 2014  

Lisa Vanderpump Featured on ET Online Part 1

| Jun 11, 2014

After a tumultuous season on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, original cast member Lisa Vanderpump is contemplating her future on the Bravo reality TV show. ETonline’s Denny Directo recently chatted with Vanderpump at her new West Hollywood restaurant and lounge Pump, where she reveals she is still uncertain whether she will return to the show.

“Well we’re in talks. I have to say we’re in talks,” Lisa explains. “My initial reaction was, ‘I would never.’ That’s just how I felt.”

This past season viewers saw Lisa go from member of the “Dream Team,” forming what appeared to be a strong alliance with fellow cast mates Brandi Glanville and Yolanda Foster, to drawing constant scrutiny of virtually every member of the cast as the season progressed.

“There has been a lot of speculation and I have been asked back, but it was really difficult for me last season,” she admits. “It was all a bit much. I felt beaten up.”

And while plans of returning for a fourth season of the Housewives franchise are still up in the air, she assures us that we still see her on Bravo. Her spinoff series, Vanderpump Rules, which follows the antics of her staffers at Sur Lounge, is currently filming season three.

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May 29, 2014  

Gala of The Royal Horses Featured in The Morton Times-News!

| May 29, 2014

The first tour of the Gala of The Royal Horses in North America includes a stop in Peoria.

Riding master Rene Gasser will be in Peo- ria with his horses at 7 p.m. June 7 at the Peoria Civic Center. Gasser is the seventh generation in his family with experience with horses.

“When I was very young, my grand- mother bought me my first pony,” Gasser said. “From the moment I hugged him I fell in love with the idea of working with horses.”

He started training horses at a young age and showed his first horses 25 years ago in Europe and Australia. His favorite breed, he said are the old baroque breeds “because they have been bred for the movement that is shown in our performance.” However, he loves all breeds, he said. Eventually, Gasser started training to be- come a riding master.

“To become a riding master you have to study many years with riding masters, and the only time you know you are a riding master is when old riding masters themselves tell you that you are,” he said.

Gasser then created and produced the Gala of The Royal Horses, which has been per- forming around the globe, including in Australia, New Zealand and Asia, but never in North America until this year.

Rene Gasser and his horses will present the Gala of The royal Horses June 7 in Peoria. The Gala recreates an event that is normally only able to be seen at riding schools in Vienna and Spain.

“Gala of The Royal Horses is a presenta- tion of all the royal breeds; it represents the culture of these horses,” Gasser said. “We are privileged to bring the horses and the show here in North America.”

During the show, horses show off various maneuvers they’ve been trained to do, including maneuvers once used on the battlefield that is now called “The Airs Above The Ground.”

Breeds seen in the Gala include the Andalusian, Friesian,Lipizzaner and Arabian horses. In addition, flamenco dancers ac- company some of the stallions during the performance to recreate a Spanish feel. Gasser said that he has heard nothing but great things in getting ready to perform in Peoria.

“A lot of people have mentioned how they regret missing the show because people they know have seen
it and how much they enjoyed it,” Gasser said. “So, make sure you don’t miss out.”

May 27, 2014  

PUMP Lounge Featured on Huffingtonpost Gay Voices

| May 27, 2014

“Shall we do English tea?” Lisa Vanderpump purrs, her long pink nails fiddling through the tea packets like a Rolodex on a sterling silver tray. In a single graceful motion, she pours the hot water over the tea bag, dunks the tea bag back into the kettle and tops it off with a generous pour of cold milk, handing me the steaming brew. She sits back with her own mug under PUMP’s overhead foliage (century-old olive trees shipped from Northern California) and smiles at me. “There!” she states. “You have my undivided attention.”

Scribbled on my notepad are some questions, but instead I take the moment to breathe in my surroundings. PUMP is unlike anything I’ve ever seen in LA, let alone West Hollywood. Adorning the outdoor bar are nearly a dozen golden chandeliers, wreathed with the busts of stags. Stone pieces of an old French bridge decorate the walls. Hanging off the branches of the trees are suspended glass orbs, pink petals carefully placed within each. Inside, the dining room is intimate and soft, with distinctly cozy tables that invite patrons to sit closer and play footsie.

To think, last year this space was a parking lot.

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May 16, 2014  

Stars Join Lisa Vanderpump in Boycott of Beverly Hills Hotel

| May 16, 2014

Lance Bass, Jai Rodriguez, Real Housewives, and more celebs walked the red carpet at the opening of Vanderpump’s new WeHo lounge, Pump, to speak out against the hotel’s owner, the sultan of Brunei, who has implemented draconian laws affecting gay people and others in his nation.

Lance Bass, Jai Rodriguez, Carlton Gebbia, Ross Mathews, Joanna Krupa, and the band GRL have joined the boycott against the Beverly Hills Hotel, whose owner, the sultan of Brunei, has implemented draconian policies in his country that would punish homosexuality with stoning.

The Advocate asked the stars if they would boycott the hotel at the Tuesday opening of Pump Lounge in West Hollywood. Many celebrities, including Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, and Pump Lounge’s owner, Lisa Vanderpump, have publicly declared they will not attend events or stay at the Beverly Hills Hotel in order to put pressure on the sultan, who recently instituted Sharia law in his Asian nation, allowing for the stoning of those who engage in gay sex and women who commit adultery. Also, people could have their limbs severed if they’re convicted of property crimes and jailed for missing religious services.

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May 13, 2014  

PUMP Lounge By Lisa Vanderpump, Opening May 16

| May 13, 2014

Take a stroll through the expansive PUMP Lounge from Lisa Vanderpump, owner of SUR and Villa Blanca and star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules. Soft open tomorrow but rolling hard on May 16, the kitchen is helmed by Penny Davidi, who recently cooked on Food Network Star, this three-part lounge is filled with celebrity power from the get-go.

Inside, a swanky garden patio laden with olive trees and stuffed with plenty of comfortable banquettes for star gazing while grazing on bites by Davidi. The interior features details personally appointed by Vanderpump and inspired by her time in France. That means glitzy, colorful frills; wrought iron lamps that could scare a giant; plush pillows galore; and an impressive collection of crystal-laden chandeliers. The patio is sure to become a hot spot for Hollywood types, or at least the aspiration ones.

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