Mom's Spaghetti

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Mom's Spaghetti
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A fan with Eminem at his restaurant in 2021
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Restaurant information
EstablishedSeptember 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)
Owner(s) Shady Records
Union Joints [1]
Manager(s)Curt Catallo
Ann Stevenson
Erich Lines [1]
Food type Spaghetti
Street address2131 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
Coordinates 42°20′17″N83°03′06″W / 42.3380°N 83.0518°W / 42.3380; -83.0518
Website momsspaghetti.com

Mom's Spaghetti is a restaurant in Detroit, Michigan. It serves spaghetti-related items and is known for being opened by rapper Eminem in his hometown. The restaurant's name and premise are inspired by a line from his song "Lose Yourself" from the soundtrack to the 2002 motion picture 8 Mile , where he says "There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti." The restaurant also contains a merchandise shop, The Trailer, that houses the Robin suit from the music video of the single "Without Me". [2] [3]

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History

Before a brick-and-mortar restaurant was established, Eminem worked with the restaurant company Union Joints to make pop-up restaurants to promote his album Revival in 2017. [2] One of them was at The Shelter. [4] In 2018, a Mom's Spaghetti stand was set up at Coachella. [5] [6] Stands were also seen at Firefly Music Festival and Governors Ball Music Festival. [7] Eminem also worked with Union Joints to donate 400 meals to frontline workers at Henry Ford Hospital and Detroit Receiving Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] [8] [9] [10]

Eminem opened the restaurant at 5 PM [11] on September 29, 2021. To promote the restaurant, he aired a 30-second advertisement twice at the 9 AM hour on WXYZ-TV, one of Detroit's main television stations, on the 24th. [12] A telephone number ((313)-888-8388) flashed on the bottom of the screen, which, when called, added that there would be a merchandise store on the restaurant's second floor. [11] [13] Eminem personally served the first ten customers himself during the opening. [1] [14] [15] [16]

A temporary Mom's Spaghetti location at 820 S. Spring St. was opened in Los Angeles for Super Bowl LVI, from February 9 to 13. [17] It was a collaboration with the delivery company Postmates, which delivered orders in the LA area. [18] [19] [20] A New York City pop-up, in a collaboration with Shopify, was opened to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 8 Mile. [21] The pop-up also contained recreations of areas from the movie. [22]

The restaurant sells four varieties of spaghetti: plain, with meatballs, with vegan meatballs (made of black turtle beans and quinoa), [18] and spaghetti bolognese. Spaghetti (and spaghetti bolognese) sandwiches are also sold. Extra meatballs, garlic bread, and cold drinks can additionally be ordered. [23] [24] [25] The spaghetti is served in an oyster pail. [26]

Pasta sauce

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Logo of the sauce

On October 24, 2023, Eminem announced on Instagram that he was going to sell Mom's Spaghetti tomato sauce online. [27] They were made available to pre-order on the 26th, with shipping expected on the 29th. [26] [28] [29] It sold out within a few hours. [30] The 25 oz (710 g) jars sold for US$13, each, while a two-pack is US$25. [31] [32] [33] It contains "ground tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, sugar, garlic, carrots, canola oil, 'spices,' sea salt, and red wine vinegar." [34] A review by Mashed concluded that it had less calories, sodium, and fat than most popular sauces, but more sugar. [35] During Eminem's collaboration with video game Fortnite in late 2023, a Mom's Spaghetti cosmetic item was available. [36]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spaghetti</span> Type of pasta

Spaghetti is a long, thin, solid, cylindrical pasta. It is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine. Like other pasta, spaghetti is made of milled wheat, water, and sometimes enriched with vitamins and minerals. Italian spaghetti is typically made from durum-wheat semolina. Usually the pasta is white because refined flour is used, but whole wheat flour may be added. Spaghettoni is a thicker form of spaghetti, while spaghettini is a thinner form. Capellini is a very thin spaghetti, sometimes known colloquially as "angel hair pasta", while Vermicelli refers to intermediate widths, varying between the United States and Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomato sauce</span> Sauce made primarily from tomatoes

Tomato sauce can refer to many different sauces made primarily from tomatoes, usually to be served as part of a dish, rather than as a condiment. Tomato sauces are common for meat and vegetables, but they are perhaps best known as bases for sauces for Mexican salsas and Italian pasta dishes. Tomatoes have a rich flavor, high water content, soft flesh which breaks down easily, and the right composition to thicken into a sauce when stewed, without the need for thickeners such as roux or masa. All of these qualities make them ideal for simple and appealing sauces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fettuccine Alfredo</span> Creamy pasta dish with butter and cheese

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">SpaghettiOs</span> American brand of canned pasta

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Linguine</span> Type of pasta

Linguine is a type of Italian pasta similar to fettuccine and trenette, but elliptical in section rather than flat. It is about 4 millimetres in width, which is wider than spaghetti, but not as wide as fettuccine. The name linguine means 'little tongues' in Italian, where it is a plural of the feminine linguina. A thinner version of linguine is called linguettine. Linguine was traditionally served with sauces such as pesto, but others, such as tomato or fish-based sauces, are also popular. Linguine is typically available in white flour and whole-wheat versions but was originally made with durum wheat. Linguine originated in Italy and is based on more traditional pastas. It is a type of pasta that originated in Genoa. In the United States, National Linguine Day occurs on September 15 every year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ragú</span> Brand name for sauce products

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lose Yourself</span> 2002 single by Eminem

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eminem</span> American rapper (born 1972)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spaghettieis</span> German ice cream dish

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