"Our pasta will be short!" - DAN PASHMAN, Mission: ImPASTAble 4 - Where The Ruffles Meet The Road, The Sporkful #pasta #NationalPastaDay #DanPashman

"And the lead car traveled 60 feet into the pasta factory!" - CHRIS GETHARD, Deep Dive: Fair Lawn, where the MOST JERSEY THING EVER HAPPENED, New Jersey Is The World #NewJersey #NewJerseyIsTheWorld #NationalPastaDay #ChrisGethard

"PASTA IS MY FAVORITE FOOD, IN EVERY SINGLE REGION OF THE WORLD!" - ARIELLE NISSENBLATT, 'A Tip For Actualizing When in Rome' (w/ Catrin Skaperdas), Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You with Arielle and Ned #NationalPastaDay #ArielleNissenblatt

"The pasta was SO thick." - FRANCIS LAM, Mission: ImPASTAble 5 - A Shape Is Born, The Sporkful #pasta #NationalPastaDay #FrancisLam

"It came out a few weeks ago, and it's a bit different than what you'd expect from a pasta cookbook!" - ROMAN MARS, Anything's Pastable: Eat Sauté Love, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalPastaDay #RomanMars

Friday's workday is over, so a search for a dinner source begins. This week's search parameters:
- It's #NationalPastaDay so either Italian or Asian.
- Leg hurts, so a short drive.
- Must be close to my fave ice cream source so I can replenish the freezer on the way back.

"Why do some McDonald's serve pizza and pasta but others don't?" - BRIAN THOMPSON, Episode 6, Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's #McDonalds #WHtPAM #NationalPastaDay #BrianThompson

"It sounded a lot like making pasta, actually." - SARAH WYMAN, Crocs: From Punchline to Fashion Line, Brought to you by... #broughttoyouby #NationalPastaDay #SarahWyman

"It's like pasta!" - AVERY TRUFELMAN, Where Have All the Preppies Gone? with Avery Trufelman, You're Wrong About #YoureWrongAbout #NationalPastaDay #AveryTrufelman