An e Eminem opens new restaurant in his hometown of Detroit ¢ The “Pay what you feel” model reduces socioeconomic barriers to food ..and that's everything! Rescued Food Market tackles food waste >» The “Pay what you feel” model reduces socioeconomic barriers to food Alexis Zygan Staff Writer O n October ist, a brand new market opened its doors on West 2nd Avenue in Vancouver with a unique business model where customers “pay what they feel.” A first of its kind in the city. Community and Sustainability Manager Maggie Hauge recommends customers pay $2.60 per pound, based on a valuation of donated food by Food Bank Canada. However, a lack of funds will not prevent anyone from accessing nourishment. Food Stash Foundation opened Rescued Food Market to tackle food insecurity and eliminate food waste. According to the Canada Food Price Report, the cost of food will likely increase by five percent this year; and the cost is only expected to continue rising due to inflation. The highly inclusive market eliminates the monetary barrier to accessing fresh produce and non-perishables. Surplus goods from farms, grocers, restaurants, wholesalers that otherwise would be discarded supply the shelves of this store. According to research a conducted by National Zero Waste Council, Canada throws out a total of 2.2 tonnes of edible food waste each year. Typically, the products are thrown away due to overstocking, cancelled orders or approaching the best before date. Consumer standards determine whether the appearance of produce qualifies shelving or disposal. Rescued Food Market sells misshapen produce rejected by Se Photo by Peter Wendt on Unsplash i~-9 regular grocers. Between 75 to 80 percent of food recovered is redistributed to non- profits that serve a diverse community. The remaining percentage of food is sold through in-house programs, one of which is Rescued Food Market. The other two are a Community Fridge located in Mount Pleasant and Rescued Food Box. Rescued Food Market welcomes anyone regardless of socioeconomic status. The space is built around the celebration of food and promoting an equitable circular economy—where resources are circulated rather than thrown away. One of the primary objectives of the market is to provide customers with more options around their food. While also reducing the stigma felt by people unable to afford expensive staples due to the recent price hike. Since its establishment in 2016, Rescued Food Market has prevented around 70,000 pounds of food per month from entering the landfill. Before opening a brick-and-mortar storefront, the market operated out of a closed commissary. The market was founded by a Vancouver teacher who felt inspired after watching Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story, a documentary that dives into the issue surrounding food waste. Rescued Food Market is open on Friday from 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Customers are encouraged to bring a reusable bag. Food Stash Foundation has volunteer positions available for delivery drivers, food sorting, food unboxing and market facilitator. >» Eminem opens new restaurant in his hometown of Detroit Photo by Yeh Xintong on Unsplash Brandon Yip Senior Columnist minem’s new restaurant, Mom's Spaghetti, opened in his hometown of Detroit on September 29. Of course, Mom’s Spaghetti is a lyric that begins Eminem’s 2002 hit, “Lose Yourself” The song appeared in the rapper's film debut, 8 Mile— released in November 2002. During an appearance on Sirius XM to celebrate the opening day of his restaurant, Eminem said Mom’s Spaghetti was the appropriate name for his eatery. “In [Lose Yourself], | was saying it from the perspective of Jimmy Smith Jr., the character I was playing in the movie,” he said. “You make a spaghetti sandwich. It’s definitely some white trash shit. | still eat it today.” The restaurant is located at 2131 Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit; the restaurant has limited seating and a walk-up window. The Detroit News reported that fans started lining up at around 10 am, seven hours before the advertised opening. At approximately 4 pm—one hour before opening—the first dozen fans were called to the serving window, located in the alley between the newly opened Fillmore Detroit and Union Assembly. Fans were then served up helpings of Mom’s Spaghetti by none other than Slim Shady himself. However, the menu is quite “slim” and definitely not “shady.” Customers do not have just “one shot,” instead, they have four shots as there are only four items on the menu: Mom’s Spaghetti for $9, Mom’s Spaghetti with Meatballs for $12, Mom’s Spaghetti with Rabbit Balls (vegan) for $14 and a ‘Sghetti Sandwich for $n. According to CNN, Eminem, in 2017, had experimented with the restaurant as a pop-up eatery. In a statement, Paul Rosenberg, Eminem’s manager, said the feedback from fans has been “overwhelmingly positive.” Rosenberg then alluded to the prior pop-ups as “really a test for us to determine whether there was enthusiasm for a regularly-occurring Mom’s Spaghetti spot that would be open all year long.” Erin Farrer, a resident of Detroit, had the lucky opportunity to meet Eminem. Farrer told The Detroit News, “This has been my dream my whole life,” after she had her photo taken with the famed rapper. She chatted with him briefly, and hugged him and also got his autograph. Slim Shady then signed her container of Mom’s Spaghetti— one of the first served at the new spot, “And I bawled my eyes out,’ she said. Eminem says the spaghetti sandwich is his favourite item on the menu. But he has some very blunt culinary advice for customers regarding how to eat his spaghetti—rules that he will “Stan” by. “Don’t even eat a bite of your spaghetti until you put it in the bread, because otherwise you're gonna ruin the whole fucking thing,” he said during the same Sirius XM appearance. “Don't be stupid, if I fucking catch you doing that without the fucking bread, I don’t know what I’m gonna do. Hell, there’s gonna be hell to pay. I’m not trying to offend anyone, but if you're a fucking idiot, don’t eat Mom’s Spaghetti.” After those comments, customers’ “palms” are probably now even more “sweaty.”