Come to the Table aims to bridge Marin's racial divide over dinner

When you show up to a Come to the Table event in Marin City, organizers direct you to a table with new faces. Guests include 25 Marin City residents and 25 people from the rest of the county. The dinner is free. The goal is simple: Get to know your Marin City neighbors.

For Belvedere resident Gerri Miller, a longtime committee member of the organization based at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, the dinner series held there is a quiet experiment in bridging one of Marin County’s most persistent divides — one separating Marin City, a historically Black, working-class community, from the largely affluent, mostly white rest of the county.

This month’s forum, “Food as Medicine,” will spotlight the connection between food and health, featuring a panel discussion exploring how food can heal, energize and transform lives. Speakers at the April 18 event include Cindy Howell, a plant-based chef and food educator who works with underserved communities; Mina Wilson, executive director of Healthy Black Families; and Mark Squire, co-owner of Good Earth Natural Foods.

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