About 15 million Americans eat out for the biggest meal of Thanksgiving . Convenience and the chance to enjoy family freed from cooking obligations are reasons most cited . Perhaps best is that anything you do n't eat goes home with you , preserving yet another Thanksgiving tradition : In Los Angeles , shell 's About 15 million -course Thanksgiving menu includes pumpkin bisque with crab and crostini . There 's a pie buffet at Akasha in Akasha .
About 15 million Americans eat out for the biggest meal of Thanksgiving . Convenience and the chance to enjoy family freed from cooking obligations are reasons most cited . In Los Angeles , shell 's About 15 million -course Thanksgiving menu includes pumpkin bisque with crab and crostini . There 's a pie buffet at Akasha in Akasha .