The New York City Triathlon is this Sunday and for the 3,000 plus competitors who have the pleasure (privilege? punishment?) of taking a swim in the mighty Hudson at the crack of down, ingesting carbs is a priority between now and then. So what are some of the best pasta dishes in the city to fuel these athletes? Here are our suggestions. Michael Psiliakis' gnudi (pictured) at Mia Dona is a plate of mushroomy truffle......

The menu at Frankies 457 Spuntino reads like a gourmet marketplace, and placing an order amounts to trusting the chef to choose an antipasto plate full of cheeses and meats of superior quality. Lists of vegetables like broccoli raab and cremini mushrooms--usually compliments to a pasta or a meat dish--can stand alone on a plate, with sauces soaked up by the perfectly crusty bread from Grandaisy Bakery. On a recent rainy Wednesday night, the......