{"id":57691,"date":"2026-07-03T02:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T01:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=57691"},"modified":"2026-07-02T16:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:53:58","slug":"inside-saba-surf-love-island-usa-star-gals-lifestyle-brand-he-runs-with-his-ex-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/07\/03\/inside-saba-surf-love-island-usa-star-gals-lifestyle-brand-he-runs-with-his-ex-girlfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Saba Surf, Love Island USA star Gal\u2019s lifestyle brand he runs with his ex-girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/06\/24\/meet-the-dreamy-surfer-boy-gal-from-love-island-usa-season-eight\/\">Gal Tuchschneider<\/a> is a Casa Amor bombshell on season eight of <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/tag\/love-island-usa\/\">Love Island USA<\/a>. He&#8217;s also a co-founder of a business called <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/07\/01\/the-employees-at-the-coffee-shop-gal-from-love-island-usa-owns-are-all-savagely-dragging-him\/\">Saba Surf<\/a>, alongside his ex-girlfriend. So, what exactly is Gal from Love Island USA&#8217;s business Saba Surf?<\/p>\n<h2>A deep dive into the surf lifestyle brand and cafe<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ-Y9F4lJxn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ-Y9F4lJxn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Saba Surf and Coffee (@saba_surf)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Established in 2022, it&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/sabasurf.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOopnqHgWvCzhI77gZit5T-XFIxwCZ-ySDqhshFcClfJBKjliGK8y\">surf lifestyle brand and cafe<\/a> located in Venice, California. Gal and his ex-girlfriend-turned-co-founder, Laura Quintana created started the company after becoming frustrated with existing surf wax products. For any non-surfers out there, surf wax is a sticky wax that you put on the deck of your surfboard to help with the grip when you paddle, pop-up, and ride waves.<\/p>\n<p>In their own words, Saba Surf is &#8220;a homemade surf wax brand that accidentally became the brand we always wanted to exist. Cozy spaces. Sweet merchandise. Cool events,&#8221; their <a href=\"https:\/\/sabasurf.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOopnqHgWvCzhI77gZit5T-XFIxwCZ-ySDqhshFcClfJBKjliGK8y\">website<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2024, they opened their <a href=\"https:\/\/shop-eat-surf-outdoor.com\/press-releases\/saba-surf-opens-flagship-surf-shop-and-cafe-in-west-los-angeles\/551773\/\">first flagship surf shop<\/a> and cafe in West Los Angeles. Gal&#8217;s talked a little about how he can make a great coffee in the morning for the girls, so this is where his barista experience stems from.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@saba_surf\/video\/7646599453528345887\" data-video-id=\"7646599453528345887\">\n<section><a title=\"@saba_surf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@saba_surf?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@saba_surf<\/a>Was gonna do a voiceover but can\u2019t bear the sound of editing my own voice so here\u2019s our new merch?<a title=\"\u266c sonido original - Tyko Velueta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/sonido-original-7443210168214981432?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c sonido original &#8211; Tyko Velueta<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/shop-eat-surf-outdoor.com\/press-releases\/saba-surf-opens-flagship-surf-shop-and-cafe-in-west-los-angeles\/551773\/\">Shop Eat Surf Outdoor<\/a>, Gal said: &#8220;So many surf towns have a dedicated space for surfers to hang out, grab a coffee, and check out the latest boards. West LA has been missing that for a while, and we wanted to make it a reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They sought out to create a community-based and driven space and that&#8217;s exactly what they did. &#8220;That\u2019s what we\u2019re looking to create here at Saba. We have a rush for kids from Venice high that stop in before school, young families that come in and share a pastry on our comfy couches and rugs, then the WFH crowd pulls up,&#8221; Laura added.\u00a0Besides being a cafe, they sell\u00a0their own limited-time apparel, like baby-blue tote bags, hats, and shirts.<\/p>\n<h2>The recent Saba Surf x Gal drama<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@saba_surf\/video\/7657211202497514783\" data-video-id=\"7657211202497514783\">\n<section><a title=\"@saba_surf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@saba_surf?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@saba_surf<\/a> free drinks for jen\u2019s \u270a 6\/30 ONLY <a title=\"loveisland\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveisland?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#loveisland<\/a><a title=\"sabasurf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sabasurf?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#sabasurf<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c So If Someone Sends You Flowers Babe - The Kynds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/So-If-Someone-Sends-You-Flowers-Babe-7489429588030162961?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c So If Someone Sends You Flowers Babe &#8211; The Kynds<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gal&#8217;s recent actions on Love Island USA have created a conversation online recently, and Saba Surf has spoken out. They went to TikTok to clear their name and make it clear they don\u2019t support Gal\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>They posted a TikTok on June 30, saying: \u201cOn behalf of all the women here at Saba Surf Cafe, we hear you and we support you. If your name is Jen please come in today for a free drink.\u201d Yikes, looks like the boss is making a bad name for himself back in California.<\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s super California 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