"Brunch is cheerful, sociable, and inciting," wrote British author Guy Beringer. There is an interesting play on words with this word. The writer combined "breakfast" and "lunch". So appeared a later social breakfast on Sunday. Brunch is not just about some meal of the day but also about the little naughty things you can do. For example, drinking Mimosas and Bloody Marys in the afternoon.
When brunch came to America, it was initially served in luxury hotels for the elite. The catered brunch menu was luxurious and expensive. It's hard to remember an actor or a writer who didn't mention that brunch. They wrote about catered brunch with oysters, caramelized onions, eggs, and caviar.
After the 1930s, brunch was accepted by the middle class. It was a casual way to enjoy a quiet morning with family or friends. Fried bacon, donuts, or pastries, with orange juice or coffee on the table. Important meals were also eggs and toast. In the forties, was published one of the first brunch cookbooks.
In the nineties, people loved brunch so much that they were likelier to leave the house to enjoy brunch with friends. Then restaurants started offering brunch, not only on Sunday but also on Saturday.