The Daily Truffle loves The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

From the moment I was asked to refer some good choices for this promising show about my hometown and municipality of Beverly Hills, once run by all actors to set laws fit for the rich and other kingly sorts to avoid the pedestrian fire, school, library, public programming and police services that are really quite a disastor elsewhere in Los Angeles, I was on board with this show!

Today we no longer have Will Rogers, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford or Edward L. Doheny in charge, or the celebrities who lobbied to make it a municipality in the first place decades ago.

So we welcome this new kind of celebrity, spokesperson and publicity to represent our town – and represent it well!!

The celebrities that have come before the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills have left incredibly huge footsteps for them to fill. Because of their civic service and personal care, Beverly Hills operates outside the goverment of Los Angeles and has our own school system (one of the best in the country) and gorgeous police and fire stations that respond on a dime, with the newest and state of the art safety equipment and automated phone alert systems that have already rescued atleast one missing child.

Beverly Hills also holds a world record for world class hotels per square footage, ours also boast Michelin & Mobile high ranks and other prestigious awards, the most recent addition, the Montage was accepted to rating systems upon opening and had the one year in operation minimun waived.

1/8 of a mile of Rodeo Drive houses billions of dollars in world class items from watches to china to poreclaim to shoes to couture for both men and women. The banks in Beverly Hills hold too, billions of dollars, along with our two money exchanges, (RIP to the old Deeks).

Any local Beverly Hills naysayers of the show should remember our beautiful town today is paid for by the high prices paid for a pretty piece of retail space and those who come here to visit the stores. Our board of tourisn is quite awful and has horrible programs for those who come – no classy tourist would partake in a stupid bus ride with no water for hours and hours – and their goal to provide good things for tourism simply fails.

Though I should note things are looking up as the beautiful historic Post Office is currently being converted into the Anneberg Center for Performaing Arts ~ Thank you Wallis! And we hear Eli Broad could set up his next museum project across from the former CAA (Creative Artists Agency) where I use to work and built by I.M. Pei.

So I welcome Bravo and Evolution to assemble a cast of seasoned Beverly Hills locals to give the world weekly tours of our safe streets you can ride a bike on to go shopping or have breakfsat lunch or dinner with your whole family. And to their favorite restaurants that they support like Mr Chow and The Grill.

This TV show will show you how many options the residents of Beverly Hills are blessed to have a their fingertips from delis if you are Jewish, to gorgeous spas inside all the hotels for a little getaways. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills will also show how fun and exciting the town is because Beverly Hills is filled with people from all over the world, not to mention Hollywood next door.

Unlike in Monaco, that once upon a time was a tax haven for Italians and their yatchs and was the jewel between Nice and Santa Margherita, with a castle purched on a hill and was a very beautiful, sage and elegant spot, Beverly Hills has thought long term about policies and standards for the future generations of our municipality (“comune” in Italian).

Monaco, who does not have the building codes and laws we do, now has a landscapes of enourmous cranes and one high bulding after the other without much style, and yes, they do block the light, the Medditeranian sunshine and the fresh air from the sea – not to mention DRAWFS the beautiful Hotel de Paris and Casino and the old Jimmys and all the old and historical structures and the rose garden, if its still there.

Whereas buildings have grown sky high, making the riviera city congested and the fumes have no where to go, one could not get away with such things in  Beverly Hills, who uploads rigid height and planning restrictions so that we always have sky lines of the hills and palm trees and always have plenty of fresh clean air.

Along with easy parking, two hours free absolutely everywhere, and wonderful stores for children of all ages from infants to toddlers to pre-teens, with luxury goods, spas, and beautiful gardens footsteps from your doors. Beverly Hills has the best of both living in the country and living in the city all together so its very convient and comfortable.

Here is the original casting call:

> UNTITILED BRAVO SHOW
>
> Evolution Media, producers of “The Real Housewives of Orange County,”
> is casting its next show in the Beverly Hills area. We are seeking
> upscale, affluent women living fabulous and glamorous lives.
>
> Bravo is looking for outgoing, exciting, strong, focused women who
> reside in and around the Beverly Hills area that want to share their
> lives. We are looking for women who are lively and energetic, with
> defined opinions and views. Our featured women should have busy lives,
> be involved with the community, have a strong work ethic, and an active
> social calendar. Most importantly, they should be enjoying the good
> life.
>
> The women, significant others and families must be open to sharing
> their experiences with the producers and the television audience.
>
> Please email your: name, age, a bit about you, where you live, a
> current photo(s) and a contact phone number!

I immediately thought of a few names that could really elevate the show from the nasty not-so-real or even realisitcly wealthy Real Housewives elsewhere on their other shows. Money is hardly about show, showing off and showing down. Money in Beverly Hills does not give you bragging rights – in fact it’s purpose is to allow you to live far above that.

For a very long time, Bravo and Evolution deliberated over 2 groups of 5 very qualified women. And along the way word on the streets of Beverly Hills changed and swayed … but it became very clear Kyle Richards would be the shoe-in.

Kyle is beautiful and very well known around town. She is sisters of Kim Ricahrds, a very much loved child actress from Race to Witch Mountain and also Tuff Turf with James Spador! Kyle and her husband Mauricio Umansky were living in Bel Air near Mulholland – though I hear the home was recently for sale.

The second Beverly Hills Housewife we heard about is a woman named Lisa Todd who was once Lisa Vanderpump and quite a sexy dish on Baywatch. Lisa married Kenneth Todd, a realtor, and lives in Beverly Park. Lisa and Kyle are said to be good friends.

The third Beverly Hills Housewife I got so excited about, I practically fell of my chair, is really the one to watch when the show airs, and even as it begins taping this month in March.

This woman is Adrienne Maloof.

Adrianne Maloof is important for so many reasons to Bevelry Hills, California and the West Coast for indusrial, financial and social reasons. She is the daughter of Colleen & George J. Maloof, Sr., and sister of the four Maloof brothers Joe Maloof, Gavin Maloof, George J. Maloof, Jr. and Phil Maloof.

These are big names in Las Vegas and throughout California. They have owned the Sacramento Kings and the home stadium, ARCO Arena, and The Palms hotel and casino in Las Vegas. George Maloof, Jr. is the most high-profile of all the children and is a regular with younger celebrity circles, like Paris Hilton, etc.

E! News recently claimed to know the final two housewives, as had numerous other websites throughout the last year, including Nicole Richie’s mom, Kelsey Grammer’s wife and Kyle Richard’s sister, but we have heard nothing that convinces us yet. Obviously Kyle’s sister could be an obvious choice, but I wonder why Bravo would  loose 1/5 of their story lines since the two are always together and that could really just up being one for the price of two. We have also heard one of Adrienne’s bff’s could be cast, name will not be mentioned PER BRAVO’s polite request. And the rumors about Kelsey Grammer’s wife and Nicole Richie’s mom … well, we havent heard anything about those two … yet.

Production of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills officially begins in March and the cast has a 10 month commitment, and The Daily Truffle is sooooooo excited!!!