In the spirit of the classic community cookbooks assembled by churches, PTAs, families, and charities, the Tables of Contents Community Cookbook is a collection of personal recipes and brief reflections on food from 36 contemporary poets, essayists and fiction writers.

This collection of recipes from writers' home kitchens is printed in full color, designed by Moriah Grace Rodriguez and featuring illustrations from 18+ visual artists. Evan Hanczor (founder of Tables of Contents and longtime chef of Egg in Brooklyn, NY) contributes an introduction and curated recipes from the TOC archives, including Colombian Arepas de Queso from Paola Mendoza’s SANCTUARY and Broke n Rice from Danez Smith’s HOMIE.

Recipes range from Turkey Albondigas Soup (Jordan Kisner) to Colombian Changua (Naima Coster); from Vietnamese Braised Pork Belly with Eggs (Abbigail Rosewood) to Jamaican Sorrel (Kaitlyn Greenidge) and a Grapenut Custard from Maine (Helen Phillips)