A spaghetti noodle, much like a swimming-pool noodle, maintains its shape until it's exposed to boiling water or sat on by children. Savor pasta's forced flexibility with today's Groupon to Carpani's Italian Grill. Choose between the following options:

• For $15, you get $30 worth of classic Italian fare during dinner.
• For $5, you get $10 worth of classic Italian fare during lunch.

Captained by Chef Mario, the friendly staff at Carpani's welcomes customers with a menu brimming with steamy dishes of house-made pasta and other authentic Italian fare. Classic dishes include eggplant parmesan ($12) and chicken madeira ($15) sprinkled with sautéed mushrooms and peppers tinted in sepia shades. Through sheer coincidence, the chef shares his name with Nintendo's most heroic mushroom lover as well as the chicken à la Captain Mario ($16), which meshes sizzling chicken with buttery artichokes and roasted red peppers, sprinkled with a crisp layer of broccoli and black olives on a king-size bed of house-made pasta. Classic Italian surf dishes include the seafood alla rocco ($23), a sea of spicy marinara enveloping a medley of clams, mussels, and scallops.