The Broken Heart of Gnocchi Bolognese

Gnocchi Bolognese has never known her father, the chef whose signature dish she was named for. As the stage manager of a local theater, she pines from the wings for the troupe's star actor. And with her 25th birthday around the corner, Gnocchi decides it's time to act on her infatuation - but the pursuit of romance leads her down a tragicomic road to the origins of her unusual name.