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World Service,3 mins

Is brunch socially divisive?

The Food Chain

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Young middle-class creatives are spending money they don't have on a performance that separates them from everyone else. Toronto author Sean Micallef has grown to detest brunch and has written a whole book on the subject. He says we've seen a new style of the meal grow as major cities have gentrified. But he says it's a conspicuous display that people can't afford. (Picture: poached egg on toast. Credit: Getty Images)

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