How food delivery Is reshaping mealtime

Almost three of every four restaurant orders in the US weren’t eaten in a restaurant, according to recent data. — AUDRA MELTON/The New York Times

There's pasta in the pantry and jarred sauce in the refrigerator. So what compels Kiely Reedy to keep having spaghetti with marinara delivered from the restaurant down the street, for several times the cost of cooking the dish herself?

It’s not that the restaurant dish is particularly good, she said. “It’s the instant gratification.”