In the spirit of full disclosure, I am not part of these peoples circle. My fiance and I both work in hospitality. Without revealing too much he is a director of a department for a quite large property and I work in high-end hospitality (including planning, catering, private dining, etc.) That being said I have interacted with them professionally, although they probably still view me as the "help." But because of our jobs, while we do well for ourselves, we also get a lot of perks so we frequent some of the same restaurants, bars, and events. They probably would just look at me as someone they vaguely recognized.
I would say they are staying pretty true to form; but we will see as the season progresses. I am surprised Tamica did the show honestly, as a news anchor I feel like maybe airing all your personal life on national television isn't the best for you. Justin is a lawyer for a pretty well known firm (complete with cheesy commercials), they are personal injury lawyers. The real "ham" of that group though is a guy named Jason, I'm surprised he isn't a main, but will also be surprised if we don't see him this season. The husbands of the show, Jeff and Barry, have always seemed more on the peripheral every time I have seen them and also seem to be genuinely nice guys.
The person I have interacted the most with thus far is Heidi, the "friend" shown in the scene at the house. She and her husband are nice people but that lady has had WAY too much plastic surgery.
The cocktails for every event in this city is pretty much spot on and makes me laugh.
Finally, I have to give Tamica props for getting Chef Will Avelar from Meril for her dinner party, their food is the truth!