Am I the only one to take offence at 'Brunch' and its association with a bunch of elitist 'hooray henrys' with more money than sense.
What is wrong with having a late breakfast or an early lunch? It's just another way of making more money from the hungover hoards who are happy to pay through the nose for a posh breakfast together with their bottomless mimosas, bloody mary's or cheap prossecco, washed down with an extra round or two of espresso martinis. The 'peer pressure' has a factor in its rise in popularity as you 'simply must' meet up with your 'friends' for a lovely Brunch, even if you are skint, as to avoid would make you a social outcast. After you have queued to get a table, once finally settled, you will proceed to talk as loudly as possible to get yourself noticed, for everyone to acknowledge that you are part of the in crowd.
I also blame brunch for the rise in popularity of the 'posh breakfast', a new version multi grain granola, eggs benedict swimming in a sea of Hollondaise or smashed avacado with a poached quails egg, obviously it must be served on a slice of lightly griddled sourdough! It would be deemed a criminal offence to have a toasted slab of sliced white!
Instead of going out for a good breakfast fry up with a coffee or tea costing a few quid, it is now the done thing to spend several hours, and a good deal of money, on posh food and awful alcoholic drinks that you normally would not touch. This leaves the rest of the day wasted through an alcoholic fog with the restaurant owner happily smiling away, rubbing his hands together, having relieved you of the best part of fifty quid for posh egg on toast and cheap fizz. I have no problem with a few drinks on a weekend lunchtime, but surely a few pints at the local followed by a good Sunday Lunch has more appeal.
Is brunch leading to the gradual demise of the traditional Sunday lunch? Even Weatherspoons are attempting to get in on the act by scrapping Sunday Lunches and instead introduced a range of all day brunch options, obviously more profitable!
Well, it was good to get that off my chest!
