Supper, the Old Fashioned Way, at Brooklyn Commune

If asking someone to pass the grits from across a long, wooden table was a request you thought more befitting of Christmas in Charleston than Saturday night in New York City, well, you're wrong.

Supper Club at , which, starting this Saturday, will be held on the final weekend of each month, is designed to give even the most urbane New Yorker a chance to slow down and connect with friends and neighbors over some killer food.

Owner Eugenie Woo said she decided to make the Supper Club a monthly occurance after seeing the success of the restaurant's Valentine's dinner last month. Like the Supper Club, the dinner was served family-style at communal tables, encouraging diners to interact with those sitting around them in a way not suitable in most restaurant environments.

"We thought it was going to be more intimate, but we noticed throughout the evening people were really turning to one another and engaging in conversations," she said. "I think the space lends itself to that, with the way that the tables are set up. It seems to be kind of a natural thing for people to do that here."

Each month will adhere to a certain theme, Woo said. Saturday's will be comfort food, but the menu Woo is planning is enough to make your southern grandma swoon over her lumpy mashed potatoes.

The Ancho-Roasted pork chops with roasted potatoes and collard greens are standard enough, but items like the maple glazed sweet potatoes and arugula and endive salad topped with ricotta salata and orange and pomegranate vinaigrette put a sophisticated twist on classic comfort food favorites. (You can see the full menu for yourself here.)

Tickets are $40, and while coffee and tea will be served with dessert, patrons must provide their own beer and wine.

The atmosphere, though, is something you can't pay for.

"That vibe from sitting down with a whole group of people and just enjoying a nice dinner is just one of the best feelings you can have," Woo said. "It’s just a relaxed evening to have really good food."