Cooking With Cal: Discover how to make a special Italian sandwich called ‘Trapizzino’
YOUR FORECAST FROM GULF COAST WEATHER. OK? YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT HERE THIS MORNING AND I ACTUALLY CAN’T WAIT TO TRY THIS AT MY OWN HOME AS WELL. IF YOU WANT TO COOK LIKE A PRO, BUT COLT SOME GREAT CUISINE HERE. >> WE’RE ABOUT TO TURN UP THE HEAT RIGHT NOW WITH ONE OF THE TOP CHEFS IN TOWN, CAL BRUNO AND HIS WIFE, GENEVIEVE, ARE BEHIND THE POPULAR BRUNO’S OF BROOKLYN AND FORT MYERS. AND THEY’RE IN OUR STUDIO TODAY SHOWN US HOW TO BRING A LITTLE SLICE OF ITALY TO OUR OWN DINNER GUYS, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. MY GOSH. YOU WE CAN REALLY BRING A SLICE OF ITALY TO OUR DEDICATED BANKS TO A NEW VENUE OR THAT IS HAPPENING DOWNTOWN. YES, YES. SO THE COMPANY IS EXPANDING. WE’VE TALKED ABOUT IT QUITE A BIT R R. >> PREVIOUS RESTAURANT LOCATION. YES, I CAN TREAT IF YOU’RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT. WE HAVE CONVERTED THAT TO, YOU KNOW, THIS AND ANY DEGREE OF DIFFERENT SORTS MORE OF A MARKET SOURCE FOR RETAIL ITEMS. OKAY. >> SO THE WAY THE CONTRAST ON SECOND STREET IS I WANT TO MORE WITH YOUR HANDS, OK? ALL RIGHT. THAT’S REALLY OUR COME UP. YOU KNOW, REALLY PRECISELY TO EXPLAIN IT AT FIRST STREET. YOU KNOW, IT’S NICE, ELEGANT. HE’S SURE VERY QUICKLY THAT EVERYBODY THE EXPERIENCE MARKETS WHERE YOU CREATE YOUR OWN EATING ON THE GO OR, YOU KNOW, MORE STREET-FOOD ALIENS ARE BIG ON STREET FOOD. IT’S PART OF OUR SOME PEOPLE EAT DINNER ON THE STREETS. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN OR TAKE IT HOME OR TO GO OR THEY CALL IT IN ITALY YEAH. SO I WANT TO FOCUS MORE AT THE SECONDARY LOCATION ON THAT ASPECT OF OUR OFFERING FOR YOU GUYS? THERE’S A TRUMP IZZY KNOW IT’S A IT’S ACTUALLY HAVE A NAME FOR IT IN ITALY. THIS THIS TYPE OF SANDWICH IS WHERE YOU TAKE YOUR LOAF, WHATEVER. MAYBE THESE ARE PART OF OUR BREAD OFFERINGS AT SECOND STREET AS WELL. GOING TO BE FOR COLLEGE. IT’S GOING TO BE SEMOLINA GARLIC PULL APART IN OUR BAGUETTE ON USING OUR BAGUETTE. WHAT YOU DO IS YOU HOLLOW OUT THE BREAD. THANK YOU. DON’T CUT IT. IT’S ANY WAY. SO YOU’RE CREATING A POCKET. SO YOU’RE PLAYING LIKE OUR OWN LITTLE. IT’S HOT POCKETS, SUNNI YEAH, I LOVE RIGHT THERE WITH AND AND KNOW YOU’LL YOU’LL TAKE VARIOUS THINGS LIKE WHAT WE’RE OFFERING THEIR, OF COURSE, A SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS. WE NEED TO OFFER THAT THERE. PEOPLE ASSOCIATE SERGEANT PEPPER’S WITH THE TIME. THE FIRST WE TAKE SOME BREADED CUTLETS AND WE’LL POUR SOME BACA SAUCE OVER AND, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO AROUND AND TO THE CALVING WE WANTED TO SOAK INTO THE BREAD INTO THE CAVITY. WE HAVE ARMY BALL, OF COURSE, OUR TRADITIONAL MEAT AT BRUNO’S ARE STUFF THAT IN THERE. AND THEN WE ALSO OFFER A VERSION OF OUR SAUCE WITH CHICKEN COLLEGE AS WELL. JUST GOING TO PORT ON THERE. I JUST I JUST WANTED YOU KNOW, MY SATURATE, THE BREAD AND THE CHICKEN COLLEGE. AND THIS IS THE WAY WE SERVE IN OUR LITTLE VESSEL HERE AND WE’LL WRAP IT UP AND TAKE UP TO GO IF YOU CAN HAVE IT, YOU KNOW, AT YOUR DESK OR NOW. SO COOL. WAY TO EAT IT. I LOVE THAT BECAUSE THESE ARE SOME OF YOUR STAPLES AT THE RESTAURANT AGREE THIS IS RE I MENTIONED ON THE GO. HOW DO YOU HOLLOW OUT THE BREAD? SO SO YOU GET IN THEIR HANDS ON? >> YOU LITERALLY. THEY LITERALLY THE AND THERE IS A RACK I DID IT OFF CAMERA BECAUSE IT’S A LITTLE INVASIVE. BUT WE GET THE JOB DONE, CHOOSE WHICH BREADS TO USER DOESN’T MATTER. GREAT QUESTION. SO I WANT THE BREAD TO SATURATE BE SATURATED BY WHATEVER SAUCES RIGHT THERE. SO WE WANT ARIE. WE DON’T WANT ANYTHING TO OK? SO WE WANT SOMETHING AREA WITH A LOT OF POCKETS IN THERE. AND ONCE WE HOLLOW IT OUT, THE IS SATURATED WITH THE INGREDIENTS. SO THAT’S THAT’S PART OF THE OF THE SELECTIVE ITEMS THAT WE SO IF I’M GOING GO INTO THIS FOR DINNER OR THIS WEEKEND AND I WALK IN, WHAT ARE THE STAPLES? BUT WHAT DO I NEED TO BUY? SO SO GOING TO DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO SUFFER WITH BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO MEATBALL, I SUGGEST THE SEMOLINA, WHICH IS A LITTLE MORE GIRLS OVER AT YOUR BROTHER. HARD YOUR BREAD. EXACTLY. EXACTLY. IF YOU WANT TO DO SOME STRIPS OF CHICKEN COLLEGE, I GO WITH THE BAGUETTE BECAUSE IT’S SO THAT’S THE CRITERIA. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING URBAN FUSE WE BRING IN IF A COUNTRY, BY THE WAY, ALL THESE BREAD WE BRING DOWN FROM NEW YORK WITH A BIG GRIN YORK. THESE ARE ALL PARK HOOKED THEIR FROZEN AND WE BRING HIM DOWN YOUR FROZEN. WE IN OUR OVENS. EVERY SEW THESE BREADS ARE ESSENTIALLY FRESH. TAKE THEM OFF. THE IS WONDERFUL BECAUSE SCOTT HERBS, INFUSION IT SO IT’S DELICIOUS AND YOU CAN IT’S GOING STAY IN THE NET, NOT JUST DIPPING, BUT I MEAN, LIKE IT’S KIND OF DECONSTRUCT IT, I 100% RIGHT CESAR, MOST OF OUR READINGS THAT WERE OFFERING AND SANDWICHES AND I WANT YOU TO SAMPLE THEM WITH, OF COURSE, STATE. I CAN’T WAIT FOR YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE’RE GOING TO BE GETTING SOME MORE OF THESE INGREDIENTS HERE, THOUGH. WE’RE CLOSING EFFECTIVELY ROUGHLY OUR TARGET IS MAY 1ST REASON BEING IS WE’RE HEADING TO SECURE PSALM. >> EXCLUSIVE ITEMS GETTING IT THROUGH LANDING. MORE TO COME. STAY TUNED TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE THERE’S A LOT HAPPENING FOR THE BUREAU’S BRAND. SO WE’LL BE HEADING ITALY NEXT WEEK. AND A LOT OF THESE ITEMS WILL BE, OF COURSE, THESE ARE OUT ORIGINAL STAPLES. WE’RE ADDING SOME NEW ITEMS. RETAIL SIDE. IT’S A PARTICULARLY SO THAT WILL ALL BE EFFECTIVE ROUGHLY EARLY MAY. STAY TUNED. WE HAVE A LOT COMING UP AND SCRUB ISLAND. IF YOU HAVEN’T BOOKED YOUR TRIP, YOU’RE MISSING OUT. IF YOU MAKE ASIAN 50% OFF YOUR HOTEL SAY AND A LOT OF EXCURSIONS. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR THE DETAILS ON THAT BECAUSE THAT’S HOW YOU GET IN WITH TO DAINTY. I’M JUST THAT’S OUR TRADITIONAL MIGHT AND NOT A SAUCE, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, A VEGAN RECIPE THAT WE JAR. IT NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE MARKET AS WELL, BUT ALSO WANT TO TOUCH ON. SO EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WE WE SECURED AND ALL OF OIL IN ITALY THAT WE PARTNER CLOSELY. >> NOW THE NEW THING IS WE’RE GOING WE ACTUALLY CONVINCED THEM TO DO SOME PRIVATE LABELING FOR LOW POINT. SO THERE WE ARE. IT’S A PROPRIETARY BLEND IN WHERE WE’RE GOING TO FINISH THE THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THIS TRIP IN ITALY. OIL’S A BIG DEAL. IT LEARNED IS MOST DEFINITELY. YEAH. I LOVE TO TELL HER BY SOME MOST COUNTERFEITED THING, ITS COUNTERFEITING MORE THAN CURRENCY THAT YOU KNOW, REALLY OLIVE OIL IS COUNTERFEITING MORE THAN CURRENCY. YEAH, WOW. THAT’S SO IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT JUST TO OR SEE IT IT IS. YEAH, LOOK, IT’S IMPORTANT TO LOOK FOR SEALS AND DEO CG STAMPS AND THINGS OF THAT WILL GUARANTEE YOU THE ORIGIN. A LITTLE BIT OF HE’S DOING JUST RIGHT AS IT ALEX AND GOING TO SOME OF THE VODKA BOTTLE TIME AND FOR BABY FORMULA WE CAN. FINALLY, WANT TRY OUT SOME OF THESE RECIPES. >> THESE ARE SOME GREAT IDEAS RIGHT HERE. IT IS. SO SO SIMPLE. I LOVE IT. THANK COUPLE. PUT ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED AS WE ALWAYS DO ON OUR GULF COAST NEWS APP AND WEBSITE. YOU CAN ALSO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BRUNO’S OF BROOKLYN. JUST CHECK IT OUT. THIS IS A GREAT SPOT AND THESE ARE SOME GREAT IDEAS. I LOVE. THANK CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS MARKET. 3RD. WAY TO BE RIGHT BACK. HAVE A GREAT TRY TO US. AND YES
Cooking With Cal: Discover how to make a special Italian sandwich called ‘Trapizzino’
Updated: 12:26 PM EDT Mar 26, 2026
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On Thursday, Cal from Bruno’s of Brooklyn joined “Good Morning Gulf Coast” to show us how to make “Trapizzino”.The Italian sandwich starts with hollowed-out bread, then is stuffed with loads of ingredients, like meatballs, sausage, peppers, breaded chicken, pasta, and of course, some vodka or Alfredo sauce. The sandwich is offered at Bruno’s of Brooklyn’s market on 2nd Street, but can just as easily be made in your kitchen at home. From June 22 to 29, Bruno’s of Brooklyn is doing a Scrub Island Takeover. The team will be heading to the British Virgin Islands. The event will include a private dinner hosted by Cal and Genevieve in a villa exclusively for friends of Bruno’s.Scrub Island Resort, Spa and Marina is extending a 50% discount on rooms, suites, and villas for the event. For more information, visit Bruno’s of Brooklyn online.Watch the full segment above! DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment, and original programming on your TV.
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On Thursday, Cal from Bruno’s of Brooklyn joined “Good Morning Gulf Coast” to show us how to make “Trapizzino”.
The Italian sandwich starts with hollowed-out bread, then is stuffed with loads of ingredients, like meatballs, sausage, peppers, breaded chicken, pasta, and of course, some vodka or Alfredo sauce.
The sandwich is offered at Bruno’s of Brooklyn’s market on 2nd Street, but can just as easily be made in your kitchen at home.
From June 22 to 29, Bruno’s of Brooklyn is doing a Scrub Island Takeover. The team will be heading to the British Virgin Islands. The event will include a private dinner hosted by Cal and Genevieve in a villa exclusively for friends of Bruno’s.
Scrub Island Resort, Spa and Marina is extending a 50% discount on rooms, suites, and villas for the event. For more information, visit Bruno’s of Brooklyn online.
Watch the full segment above!
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment, and original programming on your TV.
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