Let's Talk About Brunch

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Taylor Berman

07/14/14 11:13AM

I'm not really a fan. Just get regular breakfast. No need to make it a big deal and meet up with other people.

HappyHighwayman Taylor Berman 07/14/14 01:32PM

You know that thing you like? I hate it. No need to make a big deal of things you like when there are things I like that are better.

Taylor Berman HappyHighwayman 07/14/14 01:33PM

Pretty much.

Max Read Taylor Berman 07/14/14 11:19AM

Brunch does not exist. Brunch is a marketing fiction. There is breakfast, and there is lunch. You can have breakfast foods for lunch. This does not make it "brunch." It's just breakfast foods for lunch.

Taylor Berman Max Read 07/14/14 11:23AM

"Brunch" is when people somehow wait until 11 am to eat breakfast and then go meet up with a bunch of people to talk about who knows what. Too early in the day for that shit. Breakfast should be eaten alone, or with your significant other/kids.

Tom Scocca Max Read 07/14/14 11:25AM

You are missing the point. Brunch is not defined by the foods; it is defined by the scheduling: ruining the morning AND taking a huge chunk out of the afternoon.

Max Read Taylor Berman 07/14/14 11:28AM

If you're eating at 11 a.m. you're eating lunch.

Lacey Donohue Tom Scocca 07/14/14 11:30AM

Tom is correct. Brunch is a selfish, indulgent time-suck designed for people who don't need to do laundry, vacuum the house, or get to Costco before the parking lot gets too fucking full. Brunch is for people who don't need Sundays. Normal people need Sundays.

Taylor Berman Max Read 07/14/14 11:31AM

Not if it's your first meal.

Dayna Evans Taylor Berman 07/14/14 11:17AM

Brunch is for college kids with hangovers. Make your own damn food.

Jason Parham Taylor Berman 07/14/14 12:03PM

I rarely do "brunch" but did this weekend and went to Al Di La in Park Slope with friends. It was amazing.

Unrelated, but relevant: Baby's All Right in Williamsburg might have the best breakfast sandwich in Brooklyn.