There's finally something about her. Or, rather, Something About Her. After more than two years of being in the works, Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney 's sandwich shop is officially open for business as of Wednesday.
"Relief, surreal," Katie rattles off, describing how it feels to no longer be in a holding pattern with the restaurant, the opening of which was delayed by a series of red tape issues with the city of West Hollywood. ET chatted with Katie and Ariana on Tuesday inside the store, which has been (aesthetically) complete for nearly a year. "The whole vision that we had, from the music to the decor to, obviously, the sandwiches, everything was really thought out," Katie says.
"I think that's what we want people to come in and finally be able to just be a part of it." "I'm excited for people to sit down and enjoy themselves," Ariana jumps in. "Have a great sandwich, maybe a glass of wine, and then be able to go out on the rest of their day in a better mood.
" The duo says the Instagram-ready space is designed to bring out the "delusional main character energy" in every customer, which is, in part, why they hired the man behind some of director Nancy Meyers ' most iconic sets, production designer Jon Hutman. And, yes, Nancy is aware. "Every single day, we're romanticizing lunch," Katie quips.
"The idea did come from someone else; they were like, why don't you see who does her movie sets and go to, like, the guy? And I'm like, that's a really good idea, so one day I emaile.
