Brunch

The 1896 supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary cites Punch magazine, which wrote that the term was coined in Britain in 1895 to describe a Sunday meal for "Saturday-night carousers" in the writer Guy Beringer's article "Brunch: A Plea"{{cite book|last=Gold|first=David L.|title=Studies in etymology and etiology|year=2009|publisher=Universidad de Alicante|isbn=978-84-7908-517-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l015C5vm1XkC&q=brunch+%22Guy+beringer%22&pg=PA99|page=99}} in Hunter's Weekly.{{cite book|last=Merriam-Webster's, Inc.|title=Merriam-Webster's dictionary of English usage|year=1994|publisher=Merrriam Webster|isbn=978-0-87779-132-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2yJusP0vrdgC&q=brunch+%22Guy+beringer%22&pg=PA203|page=203}}{{cite wikisource |title=Brunch: a plea |last=Beringer |first=Guy |year=1895}}

{{quotation|Instead of England's early Sunday dinner, a postchurch ordeal of heavy meats and savory pies, the author wrote, why not a new meal, served around noon, that starts with tea or coffee, marmalade and other breakfast fixtures before moving along to the heavier fare{{pb}}By eliminating the need to get up early on Sunday, brunch would make life brighter for Saturday-night carousers. It would promote human happiness in other ways as well.{{pb}}"Brunch is cheerful, sociable and inciting", Beringer wrote. "It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week."|

William Grimes, "At Brunch, the More Bizarre the Better" New York Times, 1998{{cite news |author=Grimes, William |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/08/dining/at-brunch-the-more-bizarre-the-better.html?sec=travel&pagewanted=1 |title=At Brunch, The More Bizarre The Better |work=The New York Times |date=8 July 1998 |access-date=24 August 2013}}}}

Despite the substantially later date it has also been claimed that the term was possibly coined by reporter Frank Ward O'Malley, who wrote in the early 20th century for the New York City newspaper, The Sun from 1906 until 1919.{{cite magazine|title=The Press: O'Malley of the Sun|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,769750,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021074110/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,769750,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2008|access-date=9 September 2011|magazine=Time |date=31 October 1932}} It is thought that he may have come up with the term after observing the typical mid-day eating habits of his colleagues at the newspaper.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/yes-sunday-brunch-was-originally-proposed-to-cure-the-hangover-2012-3|title=Finally: Confirmation That Brunch Really Was Invented To Cure Your Hangover|last=Du|first=Lisa|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-02-19}}Pietrusza, David Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius [https://books.google.com/books?id=a4O6gNUDnj8C&dq=Frank+Ward+O%27Malley+brunch&pg=PA34 Google Books link] 2007

Some colleges and hotels serve brunch, often serve-yourself buffets, although menu-ordered meals may be available as well. The meal usually consists of standard breakfast foods such as eggs, sausages, bacon, ham, fruits, pastries, pancakes, waffles, cereals, and scones.

The United States, Canada and United Kingdom militaries often serve weekend brunch in their messes. They offer breakfast and lunch options, and usually are open from 09:00–12:00.

The dim sum brunch is popular in Chinese restaurants worldwide.{{cite web |url=http://chinesefood.about.com/od/diningout/p/dim_sum.htm |title=Dim Sum – History, Pictures, Recipes of Chinese Dim Sum |publisher=Chinesefood.about.com |date=13 July 2013 |access-date=24 August 2013 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718153424/http://chinesefood.about.com/od/diningout/p/dim_sum.htm |url-status=dead }} It consists of a variety of stuffed buns, dumplings, and other savory or sweet foods that have been steamed, deep-fried, or baked. Customers select small portions from passing carts, as the kitchen continuously produces and sends out freshly prepared dishes. Dim sum is usually eaten at a mid-morning, midday, or mid-afternoon teatime.

Brunch is prepared by restaurants and hotels for special occasions and holidays, such as weddings, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year, and Easter.

The Chinese word "早午饭" ({{lang-zh|link=no|p=zǎo wǔfàn}}) is defined as brunch, with "早饭" ({{lang-zh|p=zǎofàn|labels=no}}; 早: morning, 饭: meal) meaning breakfast; and "午饭" ({{lang-zh|p=wǔfàn|labels=no}}; 午: noon, 饭: meal) meaning lunch. The combination of "早饭" and "午饭" is thus "早午饭", brunch.

The Office québécois de la langue française accepts 'brunch' as a valid word but also provides a synonym déjeuner-buffet. Note that, however, in Quebec, déjeuner alone (even without the qualifying adjective petit) means 'breakfast'.Office de la langue française, 1999, [http://www.granddictionnaire.com/BTML/FRA/r_Motclef/index800_1.asp Le Grand Dictionnaire] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20030402061812/http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/R_MotClef/index800_1.asp |date=2 April 2003 }}, entry "Brunch": "Repas combinant le petit déjeuner et le repas du midi, et habituellement constitué d'un buffet". (A meal that combines the breakfast and lunch and usually consists of a buffet.) In Quebec, the word—when francized—is pronounced {{IPA|fr|bʁɔ̃ʃ|}}.La Petite Larousse (2009), p. 140 The common pronunciation in France is {{IPA|fr|bʁœnʃ|}}.

In Italian, the English loanword 'brunch' is generally used, though the neologism/calque {{wikt-lang|it|colanzo}} is increasingly popular, being derived from {{wikt-lang|it|colazione}} (breakfast) and {{wikt-lang|it|pranzo}} (lunch).{{Cite web|date=2018-08-20|title=brunch|url=https://aaa.italofonia.info/brunch/|access-date=2021-04-25|website=Dizionario delle alternative agli anglicismi in italiano|language=it-IT}} Even less common but occasionally used are {{lang|it|colapranzo}} and {{lang|it|pranzolazione}}, both derived from the same sources.{{Cite web|title=brunch – Wiktionary – Translations|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brunch#Translations|access-date=2021-04-25|website=en.wiktionary.org|language=en}}

The usage of these terms varies in Italy, as different regions have different cultural definitions of mealtimes and their names. Traditional usage, particularly in northern Italy, included calling the first meal of the day {{lang|it|prima colazione}} (first {{lang|it|colazione}}), and the second meal either {{lang|it|colazione}} or {{lang|it|seconda colazione}} (second {{lang|it|colazione}}), as distinguished from {{lang|it|pranzo}}, the evening meal (now generally used as the term for the midday meal).{{Cite web|title=Italian Word of the Day: Colazione (breakfast) – Daily Italian Words|date=2 July 2020|url=https://dailyitalianwords.com/italian-word-for-breakfast-colazione/|access-date=2021-04-25|language=en-US}} In this scheme, a separate term for 'brunch' would not be necessary, as {{lang|it|colazione}} could be used as a general term for any meal taken in the morning or early afternoon. Although Italian meal terminologies have generally shifted since widespread use of this naming scheme, the concept of a distinct mid-morning meal combining features of breakfast and lunch is largely one imported from the UK and North America in the last century, so the Anglicism 'brunch' is predominant.{{Cite web|last=Tibaldi|first=Andrea|title=Brunch|lang=it|url=https://www.cibo360.it/cucina/mondo/brunch.htm|access-date=2021-04-25|website=Cibo360.it}}

The area now known as Leslieville neighbourhood is sometimes called the brunch capital of Toronto, as many renowned establishments serve brunch there.{{cite web|url=http://www.mydestination.com/toronto/restaurants/125502/bonjour-brioche |title=Bonjour Brioche in Leslieville – My Destination Toronto |publisher=Mydestination.com |access-date=24 August 2013}} Brunch buffets also exist in other parts of Southern Ontario, including Kitchener-Waterloo.

In Canada, brunch is served in private homes and in restaurants. In both cases, brunch typically consists of the same dishes as would be standard in an American brunch, namely, coffee, tea, fruit juices, breakfast foods, including pancakes, waffles, and french toast; meats such as ham, bacon, and sausages; egg dishes such as scrambled eggs, omelettes, and eggs Benedict; bread products, such as toast, bagels or croissants; pastries or cakes, such as cinnamon rolls and coffee cake; and fresh cut fruit or fruit salad.{{cite web|url=http://www.confederationplace.com/bpdocuments/CPHBusinessCateringPackage.pdf|title=Confederation Place Hotel & Western Cut : 2011 Catering Menus; including Brunch|website=Confederationplace.com|access-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005085648/http://www.confederationplace.com/bpdocuments/CPHBusinessCateringPackage.pdf|archive-date=5 October 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/06/21/best-toronto-brunch-2013_n_3467985.html|title=Best Toronto Brunch 2013: 20 Top Brunch Picks From HuffPost Foodies|date=21 June 2013|website=HuffPost Canada|access-date=31 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/03/21/easter-brunch-recipes_n_9516488.html|title=Easter Brunch: 25 Recipes For The Ultimate Brunch|date=21 March 2016|website=HuffPost Canada|access-date=31 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://itstodiefor.ca/best-food-in-vancouver/best-brunch-in-vancouver/|title=Best Brunch in Vancouver – To Die For|website=itstodiefor.ca|access-date=31 August 2017|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218065607/http://itstodiefor.ca/best-food-in-vancouver/best-brunch-in-vancouver/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianliving.com/recipe-directory/course_meal_type/brunch.php|title=Canadian Living's best recipes, tested till perfect. – Canadian Living|website=Canadianliving.com|access-date=31 August 2017|archive-date=8 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608151937/http://www.canadianliving.com/recipe-directory/course_meal_type/brunch.php|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/09/edible-canada-brunch-vancouver/|title=The Ultimate Vancouver Brunch Guide: Edible Canada|date=18 September 2015|website=Vancitybuzz.com|access-date=31 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901033839/http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/09/edible-canada-brunch-vancouver/|archive-date=1 September 2017|url-status=dead}} Brunches may also include foods not typically associated with breakfast, such as roasted meats, quiche, soup, smoked salmon, sandwiches, and salads, such as Cobb salad.{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianliving.com/food/menus_and_collections/101_soup_recipes.php|title=Canadian Living's best recipes, tested till perfect. – Canadian Living|website=Canadianliving.com|access-date=31 August 2017|archive-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601220726/http://www.canadianliving.com/food/menus_and_collections/101_soup_recipes.php|url-status=dead}}

When served at home or in a restaurant, a brunch may be offered buffet style,{{cite web |url=http://www.hotelblackfoot.com/dining/menus-en.html |title=Calgary Brunch Buffet | Hotel Blackfoot | Canada |access-date=2016-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325234942/http://www.hotelblackfoot.com/dining/menus-en.html |archive-date=25 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }} in which trays of foods and beverages are available and guests may serve themselves and select the items they want, often in an "all-you-can-eat" fashion.{{cite web |url=http://www.crockandblock.ca/sunday-brunch.htm |title=Crock & Block Restaurant | Sunday Brunch | All You Can Eat Buffet |access-date=2016-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403124548/http://www.crockandblock.ca/sunday-brunch.htm |archive-date=3 April 2016 |df=dmy-all }} Restaurant brunches may also be served from a menu, in which case guests select specific items that are served by waitstaff. Restaurant brunch meals range from relatively inexpensive brunches available at diners and family restaurants to expensive brunches served at high-end restaurants and bistros.

Brunch in the Philippines is served between 9:00 am and noon. Contrary to what is observed in other countries, brunch in the afternoon, between 3:00 and 4:00 pm, is called merienda, a traditional snack carried over from Spanish colonialism.

File:Brunch-Fahrten MS MARS.jpg|A brunch on a ship, Lake Constance, Germany

File:Brunch orange juice toasts with eggs.jpg|A homemade brunch consisting of cooked eggs on toast and salad, accompanied by orange juice

File:Fruits and Tarts -- Formal Brunch Aboard the Celebrity Equinox, 12-09-2011 (6857451879).jpg|A formal brunch buffet aboard the Celebrity Equinox

File:Gourmet cheeseburgers for brunch.jpg|Cheeseburger as brunch

File:Snack Counter at The Farm House.jpg| Coldcuts and cheeses with bread in a brunch buffet

File:Monki's Huevos Rancheros with spiced rice, ground beef, spinach, mushrooms & tomatoes.jpg|Huevos rancheros as brunch

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• [http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/05/the-birth-of-brunch-where-did-this-meal-come-from-anyway/ "The Birth of Brunch: Where Did This Meal Come From Anyway?" Smithsonian.com]
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