Table of Contents: Here Comes The Sun

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

Table of Contents is a monthly supper club that takes culinary inspiration from books by Black and/or Queer authors. Each gathering is a celebration of story, sustenance, and solidarity—featuring a rotating mix of genres, cuisines, and dining formats so that there’s truly an event for everyone. Whether you’re drawn to fiction or memoir, communal tables or cozy corners, this series invites you to eat, read, and reflect in good company.

This month, we turn our attention to Here Comes the Sun, a searing and tender novel set in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Nicole Dennis-Benn’s debut explores the lives of three women navigating desire, survival, and sacrifice in a rapidly gentrifying Caribbean landscape. With themes of queerness, class, colorism, and bodily autonomy, the book offers a rich tapestry of tension and tenderness.

MENU:

Inspired by the flavors and foodways woven throughout the novel, this event features a 4-course, family-style Jamaican meal feauturing ingreideints like saltfish, ackee, plantains, carrots, scotch bonnet, and ginger. Note this event is a fish forward menu.

SEATING OPTIONS:

This event will span both floors of Gladys:

• Upstairs: A communal table ideal for solo attendees and folks who want to dive into shared discussion and collective energy.
• Downstairs: Intimate two-tops perfect for duos, date nights, or those seeking quieter conversation.

Please mark your seating preference when purchasing tickets.

TICKET TYPES:

• Standard Ticket: Includes the full 4-course meal and all programming.
• Wine Pairing Add-On: Optional curated wine pairing to complement each course.

COMMUNITY TICKETS:

We believe everyone deserves a seat at the table. If you'd love to attend but cost is a barrier at this time, we’ve set aside a limited number of Community Tickets to help make this event more accessible.

Please fill out this form to request one: https://forms.gle/1Ev4xAxysr9MDneL6

We kindly ask that these tickets be reserved for those who wouldn’t be able to join otherwise—this helps us keep the offering sustainable and rooted in care

ABOUT THE HOST:

The Amandla Collective is a New York-based community organization that aims to fill your soul full; through gathering a community of contemporary comrades, through social justice-oriented discussions, and through cultural meals. Directly translated “The Amandla Collective” means The Power Collective, because we truly believes that through our collective power we can make change. Inspired by Georgia Gilmore, who ran a restaurant out of her home that became the underground supper club that fed thousands of organizers in the civil rights movement, the collective honors this importance of food as a meeting place for community and liberation.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Gladys Books & Wine, 306 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn, United States