‘This Year Almost Broke Me’: Tom Schwartz Reveals ‘Scandoval’ Almost Shut Down His Restaurant After Losing 80% of His Business

Tom Schwartz is ready to talk about “it” — but he’s not expecting you to feel bad for him.

“This year almost broke me,” Schwartz tells Entrepreneur. “I’m glad we persevered, [but] there was a moment there I wasn’t sure if we were going to.”

For those not well-versed in the Bravo universe, in March 2023, a romantic affair between “Vanderpump Rules” castmates Tom Sandoval (who was dating longtime cast member Ariana Madix) and Raquel Leviss, turned into a pop culture phenomenon as the lying was exposed in real-time (and on camera). It was dubbed “Scandoval.”

Schwartz & Sandy’s, a bar that Sandoval and Schwartz opened in November 2022, just four

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