Looking for novel ways to entertain friends and family? Invite them home on a Sunday morning for a superb meal that can be prepared in tranquility ahead of time and enjoyed at leisure on the day itself. "Brunch" includes more than ninety recipes that have been divided into ten thematic menus inspired by cuisines from around the world. Let Californian food writer Rachel Lee guide you through the intricacies of preparing a Tuscan, Mexican, Parisian brunch, or follow her ideas for serving big city food from the Metropolitan menu or warming dishes in the Ski Lodge chapter. Some of the menus are large and ambitious, for when you really have the itch to cook up a storm. But in general, the menus are more useful as a list of possible dishes to serve. Make only what you want. Mix and match. Above all, learn to enjoy the simple pleasures of cooking and entertaining by following the author's advice to 'invite over a few of your closest friends, open a bottle of sparkling wine, and play in the kitchen'. This work features recipes arranged thematically into ten menus: November in Tuscany, A Parisian Valentine's Day, Metropolitan, Pacific Northwest, English Garden Party, Southern States, Ski Lodge, Mexican, Mediterranean Spring, Southeast Asian. It contains beautiful full-colour photography with clear instructions, and includes tips on how to get most of the food prepared in advance with just the finishing touches to be added on the day.