National Pasta Day: Where To Carbo-load In NYC

This authentic family-style Italian restaurant is offering diners the chance to customize their pasta dish with over 150,000 ‘pastable’ combinations. Diners will have five types of pastas to choose from, six sauces including Buca’s world famous marinara, alfredo and pesto, a selection of vegetables such as diced roma tomatoes, artichokes and broccoli and to top it all off your choice of chicken, prosciutto, meatballs and spicy or mild sausage. Buca di Beppo 1540 Broadway; 212-764-6527 [Photo courtesy Buca di Beppo]