Brunch - Definition and Overview

Brunch is a late morning meal between breakfast and lunch as a replacement to both meals, usually eaten when one rises too late to eat breakfast. It is a North American innovation.

A brunch (the term is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch) can be served after a morning event or prior to an afternoon one, such as a wedding or sporting event. It usually involves vast quantities of standard breakfast foods such as eggs, pancakes, sausages, bacon, ham, fruit salad, pastries, waffles, and the like. However, it can include almost any other type of food served throughout the day.

Simpsons Quote: It's not quite breakfast, it's not quite lunch but it comes with a slice of cantaloupe at the end.

Some restaurants and hotels serve brunch, especially on Sunday.