LET’S BRUNCH

We all know brunch is  some of  Philadelphians favorite  hobbies and  Eater Philly just named us as one of the Best Brunch Restaurants in Philadelphia this month! 

Eater says, “Under new chef Jeremy Hansen, Old City mainstay Fork, which already serves Sunday brunch, just added Saturday brunch to its offerings. Head here for an omelet with taleggio, gruyere, and caramelized onions, French toast with local maple syrup, or cured fluke on seeded rye bread with mustard, cream cheese, and togarashi.”

We started 2020 expanding our brunch to not only every Sunday, but every single Saturday! Our menu offers some classic dishes like an incredible brunch burger with fontina, bacon, spicy aioli and a side of crispy potatoes, delicious omelettes, and some Fork staples like a brunch for the  table option which features seared tuna, chicken sausage, bacon, herbed & scrambled, potatoes and a micro green salad.

With so many places to brunch in the city, we’re excited to be able to capture locals and visitors for an  unforgettable brunch experience at one of the best restaurants in Philadelphia! 

When  did brunch become such a trend you  may ask? We did some research and the Washington Post first explored the topic back in 2015 by saying the following:

Almost 120 years ago, long before anyone waited in line to feast on eggs benedict and French toast, the word brunch appeared in print for the first time in the United States. “The latest ‘fad’ is to issue invitations for a meal called ‘brunch…a repast at 11 o’clock a.m.,” a column in the New Oxford, an old Pennsylvania newspaper, explained in 1896. Originally conceived for the wealthy as a drawn-out, elaborate affair, brunch, like a runny egg, soon dribbled out into the mainstream.

By 1939, The New York Times declared Sunday a two-meal day. By the 1960s, brunch’s popularity gave rise to specific cookbooks, and by the 1990s, Americans started brunching on Saturdays too.

Now, brunch has become more popular than ever. The story of brunch is the story of changing patterns in how Americans eat, live and interact. But brunch hasn’t swept the entire country just yet. When you dig into the data, you can see that brunch is far more popular in some regions of this country and among some demographics than others.”

Lesson learned,  now let’s brunch!