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April 16, 2021 Sitting in front of a plate of salad, popcorn and cranberry juice, a rendition of green, red and white Italian flag, Thando Khumalo ’23 presented her creation to her peers via Zoom as part of the Italian department’s Italian flag food challenge. The meal, which won the challenge, was part of the “Tavola Italiana,” or Italian Table, an Italian-language dinner hosted by the Italian Department every Tuesday evening. The table has been a staple of the Italian department for years, connecting students to each other and the language through an Italian cultural staple: food. Khumalo’s participation in the Italian table began during her first year at Bowdoin prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, when the language table was entirely in-person and met in a side room of Thorne Dining Hall. When the College moved online last March, the Italian Table moved with it. ....