Theresa Gambacorta is a freelance food writer, a veteran of New York City restaurants, and cookbook co-author to chef Joey Campanaro’s Big Love Cooking (Chronicle), James Beard-nominated chef Nasim Alikhani’s Sofreh: A Contemporary Approach to Classic Persian Cuisine (Knopf), and Dominick Thompson’s Eat What Elephants Eat vegan cookbook (Simon Element).
Our Favorite Mother’s Day Brunch Ideas
Mother’s Day brunch has its roots in the early part of the 20th century, when, among women’s rights and voting rights, women also fought for their freedom to dine in public unchaperoned by men. After World War II, when more women entered the workforce, Sunday became a default day to sleep in late and provide respite from cooking and cleaning. Hotels across the country combined breakfast and lunch dishes into…