National Pasta Day offers an opportunity for perhaps the most well-rounded meal in the pantheon of national food holiday.
Let's face it: guac's an appetizer, you could eat pizza slices ad infinitum (unless they're really big), and dessert is, well, dessert.
To help you carbo load for winter, these are some of the best deals going on for National Pasta Day.
Macaroni Grill
For the month of October, first responders (firefighters, police officers and hospital medical staff) get free ricotta spaghetti and meatballs.
Olive Garden
Never-ending pasta bowls for $10.99 are back at Olive Garden. And in case you were wondering, here's a tweet they posted earlier this month celebrating Mean Girls Day.
