The Last Night at Schwartz & Sandy’s with Kristen Doute, Tom Sandoval, and the VPR Crew
episodePreviously titled “The Last Night at Schwartz & Sandy’s” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 6, 2026
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What is the significance of the last night at Schwartz & Sandy's?
It's now time for your weekly detox with Tom Schwartz.
What is up? Harmony check. How you doing? You keeping it together? You're not falling apart, are you? No, you're not. You guys, hi. On today's episode, oh my God, I have excavated a relic. A little time capsule from one of the most tumultuous and wonderfully chaotic times in my life, our life. Deep in the bottom of my drawer, my office. Dusty. I thought gone, but not forgotten. I found a precious recording from the last night at Schwartz and Sandy's. Yes, a little treasure I thought was long gone, lost during the move. Well, maybe it wasn't our literal last night, but mentally, spiritually, symbolically, it was the last time I showed up with all of my heart. And it was a beautiful night. Yes, so this is a collection of sentimental snippets from mostly people who have worked on our show Vanderpump Rules for the last 11 seasons.
You know, little sentimental snippets from what started as Sublime. You know what I'm saying? Like anything is possible energy. That type of rosy disposition that, well, often comes from inexperience. Night of A. But also, carpe diem. Let's fucking go. We came out of that pandemic rip-roaring. Yeah. Yeah. Today we take a little peek back in time. I thought I lost these files. And I'm so happy I found them. The date this was recorded was December 17th, 2020. 24. Our last hurrah. Our last little sweet swan song. Bittersweet. Like breaking up with an ex. That ripped your effing heart out. The highest highs and the lowest lows. But taught you a lot about life. Lesson learned. Okay, and you still survived. We're still here.
We lived. We learned. We're gonna be okay. Pretty much everyone who's ever worked on the show came out to support and show love that night. Before the curtains fell one last time at our beloved, maybe cursed, but proud little bar in Franklin Village. By the way, anyone who's ever opened a bar or restaurant financed it themselves, It is a Herculean task, riddled with obstacles, pitfalls, setbacks, and comebacks. Breakthroughs, breakdowns. fall aparts especially for a relative newbie like sandoval and myself you know coming out of the haze of the pandemic like all of us trudging somewhat reluctantly back into modern society coming out of our little comas Yeah, but we did it. We did it.
What memories are shared from the time capsule recording?
We're still standing. And around this time, we were just getting back into the groove after one of the strangest years of all of our lives, both awesome and catastrophic. Yeah, but like everyone came out that night, camera operators, PAs, editors, fans, like it didn't feel like a wake or eulogy. I don't know. It just felt like a celebration, a remembrance. You know, it was pleasant. In a sea of chaos over that past year. Sinking with the ship that night. It kind of felt like slipping into a warm bath with a cold beer. You know what I'm talking about. Soaking in the comfort of old Vander movies. Just waiting in warm nostalgia. But we did it. You know what I'm saying? Me, Greg, and Tom... It wasn't always pretty, but we did it.
We did the damn thing. We had a vision, a dream that got twisted and reformatted and set back, revised one too many times. But we did it. And for this episode, we're just going to focus on the positives, okay? We're going to keep it light and fun. We're going to reminisce, okay? Remember, before that night, I found out that we were going to officially close Schwartz and Sandy's. And the day after, I found out that Vanderpump Rules was coming to an end. And it kind of felt like everything I knew came not to a crashing halt, but kind of like a happy, sad little... whimper a confused whimper um yeah we're gonna keep it positive you guys we're gonna keep it uplifting the ballad of schwarzen sandys you know in this life i figured out well like at least for me as i've gotten older
You tend to only remember the good parts and the happy moments with enough time, which heals lingering frustrations, resentment, coulda, woulda, shoulda. You know what I'm saying? At least I hope so. Sometimes you just gotta say, fuck it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the significance of the last night at Schwartz & Sandy's?
0:06–3:49
2
What memories are shared from the time capsule recording?
3:49–9:12
3
How did the pandemic influence the final night experience?
9:12–12:39
4
What challenges did the cast and crew face while running the bar?
12:39–15:31
5
What emotional moments occurred during the last night celebration?
15:31–19:48
6
What lessons were learned throughout the journey of Vanderpump Rules?
19:48–23:26
7
How did the cast and crew bond during filming trips?
23:26–38:50
8
What is the lasting impact of Schwartz & Sandy's on the cast and crew?
38:50–54:04