  
            "The Fighting Chef"
            "The Fighting Chef"
            "The Fighting Chef"

Who Was Bruno?

5th GEN.

ITALIAN

PIESLINGERS

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New York Style Mastery

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Home of the FullMoon

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5th GEN. ITALIAN PIESLINGERS | New York Style Mastery | Home of the FullMoon |

Salute!

Collage of vintage and modern photos celebrating Italian heritage, including a sign that says "Keeping Our Italian Heritage Alive!" with images of people in traditional and casual settings, children, adults, historical figures, and cultural activities.

Our family opened Bruno’s Pizzeria in 2015 in dedication of our Nonno, Giordano Bruno, who immigrated from Milano, Lombardia, Italy to New York and became a Pizzaiolo.
When our Nonno relocated to Colorado, he needed to make a few additions to his dough recipe in order to replicate his NY dough. With his additions, our Nonno’s crust tasted like New York again.
Later, he relocated to New Mexico, and was a well know chef in Santa Fe, Los Alamos, & Albuquerque.
In 2019, we expanded with Punchy’Z “the GOAT” Pizza to share our NY Pies in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho.
Both locations are Family run. There are currently 3rd, 4th, 5th, & the newest addition 6th Generation doing what we love.
To our family food is so much more, it's our culture. Every holiday, birthday, accomplishment, or any other excuse to eat, always brings our family together. Sundays were always spent at Nonno's house, to eat, drink wine, make his NY Wood Fired Pizza, and to enjoy spending time together.
Our family wanted to share our culture and the same love that we have for food, family, and the NY Pie. We hope it brings you and your family together. Salute!

  
        Our
        
            Passion
            Heritage
            Famiglia

  
        Our
        
            Passion
            Heritage
            Famiglia

Two men tossing pies in the air at a fair with American flags and patriotic decorations in the background.

A man tossing pizza dough into the air at a pizza stand or kitchen.

Black and white photo of a smiling chef wearing a tall chef's hat and white uniform in a restaurant kitchen.

A person with gray hair and a plaid shirt is looking up and clapping their hands underneath a large, hanging, elongated object resembling a pizza peel or paddle in a room with a brick wall and ceiling shelves.

A young boy wearing a black face mask, a black t-shirt, multicolored shorts, and sneakers, holding a towel and a wooden stick, against a black background.

  
        Our
        
            Passion
            Heritage
            Famiglia

Our family opened Bruno’s Pizzeria in 2015 in dedication of our Nonno, Giordano Bruno, who immigrated from Milano, Lombardia, Italy to New York and became a Pizzaiolo.
When our Nonno relocated to Colorado, he needed to make a few additions to his dough recipe in order to replicate his NY dough. With his additions, our Nonno’s crust tasted like New York again.

Later, he relocated to New Mexico, and was a well know chef in Santa Fe, Los Alamos, & Albuquerque.
In 2019, we expanded with Punchy’Z “the GOAT” Pizza to share our NY Pies in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho.
Both locations are Family run. There are currently 3rd, 4th, 5th, & the newest addition 6th Generation doing what we love.
To our family food is so much more, it's our culture. Every holiday, birthday, accomplishment, or any other excuse to eat, always brings our family together. Sundays were always spent at Nonno's house, to eat, drink wine, make his NY Wood Fired Pizza, and to enjoy spending time together.
Our family wanted to share our culture and the same love that we have for food, family, and the NY Pie. We hope it brings you and your family together. Salute!

Salute!

From KC Waffle House to Tavern Cafe
Santa Fe, NM

Well Known Chef leaving KC Waffle House after 11 years

The Santa Fe New Mexican

August 12, 1942

Tavern Cafe

Formerly known as the Green Kelly

Bruno's Pizzeria, Santa Fe Railyard District, Punchy'Z Pizza, Rio Rancho. 5 Generations Italian Pie Slingers.

Punchy'Z Pizza, Rio Rancho. New York Style PIzza. Wood Fired, Brick Oven.

Bruno's Pizzeria, Santa Fe Railyard District. New York Style Pizza. Wood Fired, Brick Oven Pizza

5 Generations Pizza Makers. Bruno's Santa Fe Railyard District. Punchy'Z PIzza, Rio Rancho

1st Generation

1st generation

“The Fighting Chef”

Our Nonno

“The Fighting Chef” AKA “The Battling Chef” - Our Nonno, George the “Kid” fought from 1924-1933 in New Mexico. He left Maryland and fought in Colorado, and later relocated to New Mexico to fight. By the end of his boxing career his record was 50-5-2 that includes bouts in both Colorado and New Mexico..

From Pizzaiolo in New York to Head Chef at KC Waffle House & the Tavern Cafe in
Santa Fe, NM

From KC Waffle House to Tavern Cafe
Well Known NM Chef

Santa Fe New Mexican
August 12, 1942
New Chef from KC Waffle House
Well known Chef at Tavern Cafe

Well Known Chef now at Tavern Cafe

Fuller Lodge Chef
Los Alamos, NM

Quintana Newton: “No, but I’m sure that I saw him at one time or another. On Thursday nights, all the big shots up there—Teller, all of them, Bradbury – Bradbury was a soldier at the time—they all used to congregate at the Fuller Lodge. I think it was on a Thursday. On Thursdays they always had—George Marchi used to be the chef, and he made the best spaghetti in the world. I don’t think I’ve ever eaten spaghetti like that. They would all go to that. Nobody would miss his spaghetti on that particular night.” Source: Atomic Heritage Foundation

Fuller Lodge Chef
Los Alamos, NM

Martinez: “Back to the Fuller Lodge. The chef’s name was George Marchi, and he was a very good chef. The food was very, very good, and the prices were so reasonable, you could eat out every day. I knew people that worked at the lodge, a lot of the waitresses I knew from the valley.” Source: Atomic Heritage Foundation