“Let’s order out”

There are few Americans who wouldn’t recognize that the insulated carrying case shown here is for pizza delivery.

Of course, pizza is easier to deliver than an entire meal. Yet I just read a story in the New York Times that claimed currently, “Almost three of every four restaurant orders weren’t eaten in a restaurant . . .” And it reported that a National Restaurant Association survey from last year found that half of American adults ordered restaurant deliveries at least once a week.

The numbers of delivered meals may have grown, but the custom is far from new in this country.

Take a look at “They delivered,” a post I wrote a few years ago. You may be surprised.