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California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) is an American casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza. The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California, United States. [4] [5] California Pizza Kitchen introduced and popularized BBQ Chicken Pizza. [6]
This is a list of pizza chains of the United States. This list is limited to pizza chain restaurants that are based, headquartered or originated in the United States . The distinction between national chains and primarily regional chains is only indicative of geographic footprint and not necessarily of the overall size of the chain.
California Pizza Kitchen filed for bankruptcy in 2020. The extensive drink menu includes cocktails and mocktails, margaritas, sangrias, mules, wine (by the glass or bottle) and beer.
Both Wolfgang Puck and California Pizza Kitchen were instrumental in turning California-style pizza from a gourmet food trend to a mass consumer food product. Based on the success of his pizzas and his status as a celebrity chef, Puck opened a series of restaurants, ranging from high-end clones of Spago to convenience chains for airports and mall food courts.
Photos: California Pizza Kitchen, Idealphotographer / Shutterstock. Design: Eat This, Not That!California Pizza Kitchen isn't just a frozen take-home pizza brand.
It's all about the toppings for this 'Cali-style' pie.
[2] [3] Ed LaDou was the first pizza chef at Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant in Los Angeles. [4] He also developed the first menu for the American chain restaurant California Pizza Kitchen. [4] The invention of the California-style pizza begins with a Berkeley, California, pizza restaurant, Chez Panisse, and its owner, Alice Waters. [5]
Restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area (5 C, 46 P) ... California Pizza Kitchen; Chez Noir; Cold Spring Tavern; Commis (restaurant) Curry House (restaurant chain) D.