Brunch Is Better At Home
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Brunch is perhaps the most universally despised meal. People who work in the service industry hate it because it involves a whole different menu than dinner service and requires them to wake up early after potentially pulling a Saturday evening shift the night before. Diners hate it because the food is, more often than not, disappointing, with even the best restaurants in any given city serving up bland scrambled eggs and cloyingly sweet, syrup-soaked waffles.
But brunch doesn’t have to be as terrible as it is. It’s a meal with so much potential. It’s purposefully slow, enjoyed in the middle of the day on the weekend, and those who participate have the intention of staying seated at the table for a couple of hours, at least, day drinking wine and catching up with friends and family. Apart from holidays, Americans don’t tend to luxuriate over lengthy meals, so brunch should be celebrated by those of us who value food, connection and commensality. Plus, it’s an excuse to eat breakfast food for, let’s face it, lunch, a cheeky refusal of an average day’s routine.
So, how can we embrace brunch again and truly enjoy all it has to offer us? If you ask me, the way forward is eating brunch at home.