RHOBH’s Adrienne’s bitchy chef Bernie calls Lisa a “wicked witch”

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I finally caught an episode of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, haven given up my stance that I couldn’t watch it anymore after learning that Taylor Armstrong’s husband killed himself following filming for this season. (I could only hold out a few weeks.) They’ve ratcheted up the drama and bitchiness and have a new scapegoat in Brandi Glanville. Kim Richards is so looped and drugged out of her mind that you can no longer understand most of the things she says. It’s hard to watch, and the women are getting even more catty and nasty, probably at the insistence of producers. Brandi comes across very well. She did get angry and lashed out at the women last week (accusing Kim of doing crystal meth in the bathroom, which may have been accurate given Kim’s behavior) but she was just defending herself. I find her likable, normal and much more relatable than any other cast member.

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One of the more colorful secondary characters is Adrienne Maloof’s bitchy chef, Bernie. We saw Bernie tut-tutting this week as Adrienne’s neighbor Lisa Vanderpump attempted to show Adrienne how to cook a chicken. Adrienne actually put dish soap on the chicken while attempting to clean it, (you can watch that here) and she was so surprised that this was not acceptable that it didn’t seem like a put on to me. Maybe it’s just easier for her to look surprised since her face is permanently frozen in that position.

Bernie hates Lisa, and he’s been shown bitching about her on the show. He gave an hilariously snarky interview to the National Enquirer about her this week, and it could just be cleverly disguised promotion for Real Housewives. I can imagine the show’s creators telling him to fight with Lisa and say rude things about her. If that’s the case it’s brilliant to mix up the feuds like this. Either way, these quotes need to be repeated:

Wealthy Brit Lisa has targeted her co-star’s chef in a trashy Twitter campaign, complaining that he’s getting too much on-air time.

And that’s left a bad taste in Bernie’s mouth.

“I dislike ‘the Brit’ because she’s rude and treats people, like me, as if we are all HER servants!” fumed Bernie, who has served up gourmet fare for such celebs as Drew Barrymore, and Will and Jada Smith.

“Lisa uses that condescending accent of hers to be disrespectful, and I will no longer tolerate her ‘better than thou’ attitude!”

The feud started simmering last year when Lisa, who owns Beverly Hills restaurant Villa Blanca, insulted Bernie’s cooking at Adrienne’s Christmas party – in front of hundreds of high-profile guests.

“Lisa- who was living directly across the street from Adrienne – showed up two hours late and then complained because most of the food was gone!” the 39-year-old chef divulged.

“I cooked a lot of food, including four turkeys and a ton of side dishes… it must have been delicious because the guests ate it up!”

When Lisa then made a negative comment about the kind of food being served, Bernie defended his cooking – and Lisa was “mortified” that he had the gall to answer her back, he says.

“The next day I talked to Adrienne about it, and she told me to never let anyone disrespect me and told me even when I am on duty I could always defend myself.”

Lisa is also furious about comments Bernie has made about her on the show.

“I believe my remarks have send the Wicked Witch of the West into a complete frenzy!” he said.

Bernie also takes issue with Lisa letting her… Pomeranian Giggy sit at the dining table, joking that he was going to deep fry the pup!

“Don’t get me wrong, I love animals but not at the table – and certainly not drinking out of crystal,” he said.

According to Bernie, Lisa has taken her complaints to Bravo execs in an attempt to reduce his screen time.

“Obviously, they didn’t listen,” he added, “because I am on the air more than ever!”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, November 7, 2011]

That dude is 39? Really? I love that Adrienne told him to defend himself, and that he’s standing up against Lisa. As we saw in this week’s episode, Adrienne really needs him. He’s hilarious too, I love his facial expressions, and people want to see him on camera. Also, that was so trashy of Lisa and her husband Ken to let their dog sit at the table with them and drink right out of the glasses! Who knows what was set up by producers, though.

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  1. lin234 says:

    Adrienne is smart. Don’t piss off the person who handles your food on a regular basis. lol!

  2. wunder says:

    Chef Bernie looks like he could be Paul’s brother-or is it that he just has the same plastic surgery nose???

    Of course the chef’s gonna defend his food, but I dont like that ‘deep frying’ of the Giggy comment. That’s going too far!

  3. Judy says:

    I love Bernie! Anyone with money AND class treats hired help, waiters, waitresses, etc., with respect and is not condescending to them. Not an Adrienne fan (hate the way she treats and speaks to her husband), but good for her for standing up for her Personal Chef.

  4. oh dear says:

    i really liked lisa in the first season but she doesnt come across very nice this season :S she seems rather up herself and her bitchy comment “dont let the door hit you on the way out” about brandi didnt really help.

    i like that cook! doesnt take sh*t from anybody! good for him.

    and as for kim and her evil sister, theyre a mess! i didnt think id like brandi, but compared to the other witches i actually like her! and i applaud her for standing up to them.

    this season really resembles stupid high school drama with:
    – kim, the stoner
    – kyle, the über mean bitch & bully (did you see how scared she was when adrienne asked her to speak to brandi lol classic bully behaviour! shes only strong in numbers!)
    – adrienne, the peace maker
    – lisa, the stuck up bitch
    – taylor, the follower
    – the new girl as the classic suck-up
    and then we have brandi, the underdog.

    should make for an interesting season… not.

  5. ShanKat says:

    I like Paul. He’s one of the O.G. 436 N. Bedford plastic surgeons.

    I like this season. I enjoy the Vanderfancy, Camille is great, and Kyle is finally showing she’s a founding member of the bitchy Kris Jenner-Nicole Brown Simpson- Faye Resnick- Kathy Hilton crowd of rich L.A. yentas.

  6. Sara says:

    Adrienne and Brandi are the only cast members who aren’t totally crazy. They’re the only two I like. The rest of them are fake, crazy and catty. Did you notice how Kyle NEVER says anything nice about anyone? And how jealous she seemed of Adrienne’s wealth? It was so funny to watch. She must be horrible to live with.

  7. Toot says:

    Lisa can be very condescending just from what I see from her on TV. So, keep on talking Bernie.

  8. Marjalane says:

    I’ve only seen bits and pieces of this season, but I LOVE catching up with the recaps on Gawker! I did see most of the “game night” episode, and please! Kim was totally wasted and the bitches all jumped on Brandi for pointing it out! I think the show looks like it’s more producer scripted than ever- No one has conversations and reacts like these broads, and why they chose to amp up Kyles nastiness when she’s already a total bitch on wheels, makes me think they hate her too!

  9. Dani says:

    Bernie has a great face and has perfected “the stink eye.” I love it. You can almost read his mind and I find him quite entertaining, plus he is right to be feeling dissed. Lisa may be getting the “B” edit this year because she is not coming across well. The stuff with Brandi is so petty and high school w/the Richard sisters leading the bully squad. I personally don’t know any forty-something year old women who act this way or is this the norm for the Bev Hills’ society???

  10. stella says:

    Kyle and Kim are ‘bonding’ by being jerks together. What nasty bitches! Lisa has a stick up her ass and is offensive whenever she speaks, Camille is adding nothing to the plot line with her boringness, ditto Taylor (she’s gone), and Brandi seems like a ‘real’ person who is going to take the assholes down along with her friend Adrienne.

  11. Jezi says:

    Poor Brandi, she was really put through the wringer with these ladies. I felt so bad that even her one friend Adrienne was asking her to apologize. Especially when Adrienne has no idea how Brandi was treated on game night. Can’t wait until they get to know Brandi and hope someone jumps into defend her at some point.

  12. Jen34 says:

    I was shocked when Lisa let that little rodent of hers drink from Adrienne’s expensive glass. That glass had a gold design on it, which means it can’t be put in the dishwasher. I bet Adrienne threw it out.

    I also agree that Lisa is coming off badly this year. It’s probably all in the editing.

  13. DiaBLa says:

    Kim is out of her mind…..coke/meth head that is. The Evil Wicked Sisters act is just too much.
    I like Brandi so far. I was prepared to hate her because of her attitude but I guess she is actually the NICE one!!!

  14. Christine says:

    I love Bernie. Spinoff?

  15. anne_000 says:

    Lisa is always an instigator. She thinks she’s being a charming imp, but it comes across as immaturity & cruelty. She really needs to stop thinking that part of her personality is delightful & entertaining. Also when there’s an opportunity to be in a group-bully situation, she’s there pushing the bully on.

  16. ChiTown says:

    I wanted to sympathise with Brandi except I didn’t like the way she treated Dana at Adrienne’s BBQ. When Dana said her fiance travels a lot and rather than get into everything with his mother being ill made a joke about how she doesn’t know where he goes, Brandi said something about him sleeping with other women all over the place. Then Dana looked shocked and sort of hurt (probably because they just met) and then the camera panned back to Brandi and she smirked and shrugged. I think she was trying to look coy. Later she claimed it was a joke but she didn’t look like she was joking, she looked like she was trying to be unkind. Now, Dana is ridiculous (“I cannot walk in these Fendis!”) but I think she hadn’t done anything at that point to deserve that little dig. Though I do love that this season seems to be taking place in some sort of bizarro land where Kim is increasingly bombed out of her mind and no one will say anything except Brandi.

  17. Mimi says:

    I guess I am in the minority of not liking Brandi. She has a filthy mouth on her. Looks only get you so far and for so long. I feel bad for any woman who’s husband leaves her, especially when it’s so public like her’s and Camille ‘s. There is a huge difference in how the women have handled their situations. Brandi ‘s was over 2 years ago while Camille ‘s was a year. Camille has shown such class and moved on while Brandi chooses to waller in self pity.

    While I do agree some of Lisa’s cattiness is editing, she still has to say the words in the first place. I think she probably feels the hired help are below her and have a place that isn’t on the same level she is.

    I do think Kim has serious issues and needs mental attention and probably should do some time in a rehab facility. Though I don’t believe its crystal meth.

  18. april says:

    Last season I didn’t like Kyle and Taylor. This season I don’t like Brandi. I really like Adrienne except she needs to treat her husband better. I think there’s something about Lisa’s dog’s face that actually looks like her husband Ken. I agree it was gross to have the dog at the dinner party table.

  19. truthful says:

    I cannot stand Lisa and her pompous tude.

    I love Paul, think Kyle and her addicted to something sister, are horrid. I am convinced that Kyle’s husband is NOT into her anymore, no matter how much they try to portray otherwise.

    I like Brandi and cannot STAND the new chick, trying to fit in and bragging about 25,000 sunglasses-she tries too hard.

    Like Camille this season.

    its gross to have that lil thing at the dinner table and to have him licking out of nice glasses.

  20. Az says:

    Since when is the effing help encouraged to shit talk guests, and, even worse to other guests? This guy is so a Bravo plant in the show. I would have fired the crap out of him.

  21. dahlia1947 says:

    I think he should get MORE screen time! I was starting to like Lisa but not anymore! Yeah i love that Adrienne told him to defend himself! I like her the best.

    ShanKat: Camille is great, and Kyle is finally showing she’s a founding member of the bitchy Kris Jenner-Nicole Brown Simpson- Faye Resnick- Kathy Hilton crowd of rich L.A. yentas.
    ____________This is very funny!!! I’ll keep watching for sure!

  22. Kelly says:

    Lisa is yuck, bad manners, bad attitude. Go Bernie!!

  23. scowt says:

    wow… not anyone in defense of Lisa and Gigi?? Is this article site slanted or what? Bernie, needs to go out and socialize more so he isn’t so self obsessed. After reading this, if I were Lisa or Ken, I would let Gigi piss on Bernies food… And Adrienne should fire him or make him cut out the smear campaign. Nice, that she doesn’t check out the story with Lisa and takes Mr. racist remarks himself word for it… Can Bernies ass… afterall isn’t that what all his food is canned???

    • Karen says:

      I’d keep Bernie and fire Lisa. She’s a guest, and has no right to trash the staff, the food, or anything else. She has no respect for people she considers “beneath” her. And based on her reaction at the reunion when this subject was raised, I believe Bernie. Lisa owns a restaurant, and I doubt she’d appreciate it if one of her customers loudly denigrated the food in front of everybody.