With the office chatter all about the picks, it’s time to do some restaurant promotions that want in on the action. Not all of these are directly related to the hoops, but they’ll do while we figure out who’s moving to the Big Show. Set your own brackets, and find a spot to eat while you worry about your team.

–T.G.I. Friday’s believes the boneless wings will be winners with their new 1/2 price promotion. These Buffalo wings will be available in the bar which will be television-focused game-watching venues. Check your calendar and match up with Fridays during the select March and April bar days.

–Maggiano’s has a dinner special for two: A Fixed Price 3-course menu for $40. Diners have a choice of a shared appetizer or salad, then each person gets his own entree, and dessert becomes a shared event. This is the type of menu that needs little sports encouragement.

–Pizza Hut has a unique approach: Support the underdog. They are looking for an upset and have great plans to give away 10,000 slices to those students. What about the rest of us? No problem: The $10 Pizza, any size, any crust, any topping. Here’s your chance to root for top dog or underdog!

–Dunkin’ Donuts. If it’s Monday and it’s March, then it must be time for a free medium sized coffee, hot or iced. Hopefully before the end of the month, we’ll be straw sippin’.

Busy day; hectic week: St. Patty’s Day a’comin’.