<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17500-2003Nov27.html">Nothing Fancy for This Thanksgiving (washingtonpost.com)</a>: “More Americans eat Thanksgiving dinner out than ever, according to the National Restaurant Association — 11 percent now, compared with 8 percent in 1996. That’s significantly lower than other holidays: 38 percent of Americans eat out on Mother’s Day and 32 percent on Valentine’s Day.”