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La Cucina Italiana

is an Italian monthly magazine focused on gastronomy and food culture.

First published in Milan on 15 December 1929 on the initiative of the journalist and literary man Umberto Notari, at the suggestion of his wife Delia Pavoni, who directed it until her death in 1935, the magazine was first created with the purpose of enhancing and promoting the traditional recipes of the Italian culinary art, as explained by the official name of the magazine. At the same time, dietary changes in the popular diet are also encouraged by proposing innovative and cheap culinary solutions, in line with the historical reference period. In each issue of the monthly magazine appear dozens of recipes, proposals for the table, old and new rules of etiquette, all embellished by personal recipes of artists and writers "dressed" with stories and poems.
La Cucina Italiana interrupted its publications in 1943, but returned to newsstands in 1952 published by the Gosetti sisters (Guglielmina, Anna, and Fernanda) and in 1986 was bought by Editrice Quadratum.4 The Director since January 1981 was Paola Ricas who, since 2001,
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La Cucina Italiana

La Cucina Italiana (stylized in all caps) is an Italian monthly magazine focused on gastronomy and food culture.

First published in Milan on 15 December 1929 on the initiative of the journalist and literary man Umberto Notari, at the suggestion of his wife Delia Pavoni, who directed it until her death in 1935, the magazine was first created with the purpose of enhancing and promoting the traditional recipes of the Italian culinary art, as explained by the official name of the magazine. At the same time, dietary changes in the popular diet are also encouraged by proposing innovative and cheap culinary solutions, in line with the historical reference period. In each issue of the monthly magazine appear dozens of recipes, proposals for the table, old and new rules of etiquette, all embellished by personal recipes of artists and writers "dressed" with stories and poems.
In 2014 La Cucina Italiana was acquired by the American publishing house Condé Nast.6 In the first two-year period 2014-2015 it was directed by Ettore Mocchetti, followed in 2016-2017 by Maria Vittoria Dalla Cia. The current Director of the magazine, from June 2017, is Maddalena Fossati Dondero.
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La Cucina Italiana

an Italian monthly magazine focused on gastronomy and food culture
The magazine website was already online in 1997. In July 2007, Quadratum Publishing USA, based in New York, produced and distributed La Cucina Italiana in English language for the American and Canadian markets. The American edition is added to those already existing in Flemish, German, Czech, and Turkish.
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Yelling at the Italians

When you really speak to your audience in a language they understand.
Great work in that shareholder meeting, you were really yelling at the Italians
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Itasian

Someone who has an Italian parent and an Asian parent.
Bob is Itasian; his mom's from Japan and his dad's from Italy.
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Itaxianean

A restaurant that serves Italian, Mexican, asian, and Mediterranean food.
Hey you want to eat Mexican or Italian tonight? Why not the new Itaxianean restaurant up the road?
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Italien treadmill

Italien treadmill is when you’re going to the bakken, and you stop by the nearest supermarket, to buy Italien Bread and a sixpack of beers
Hey bros, spoiler we go get an Italien treadmill?
by Hørm n’ Øren September 8, 2020
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