While Guy Beringer is credited with coining the term 'brunch' in his 1895 article, the concept of a combined mid-morning meal existed before. In Britain, the upper class enjoyed 'hunt breakfasts' after morning rides. Beringer specifically promoted brunch as a leisurely, social antidote to Saturday night revelry. The term crossed the Atlantic quickly, mentioned in an American publication by 1896. Its popularity soared in the United States during the 1930s, especially in cities like Chicago, where