Brunch in North America seems to be one of the most popular social eating occasions. As well as taking your mum for brunch on mother's day and possibly dad too, on his own day of appreciation, brunch is usually enjoyed on the weekends when a more leisurely approach to eating breakfast is adopted later in the day after your well deserved 'lie in'. For the uninitiated bruncher, in many restaurants this meal is served between 11am and 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays and features recipes that predominantly utilise the mighty and versatile egg. You might see a delicate crepe or omelet served with artisan cheese and mushrooms, or a fritatta in many different guises. Eggs Benedict, (a Canadian favourite) feature highly, the poached egg sitting atop a toasted English muffin and blanketed in the smoothest Hollandaise sauce, maybe some sweet Dungeness crab or bacon adding a little extra variation.
