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Simple ingredients shine in this California-inspired full-service restaurant started by lawyers Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in March, 1985. These two legal eagles have found their way from the courtroom to the heart of the kitchen and reinvented California-style pizzas by adding more zesty flavors and rich textures and introducing other tasty recipes to their menu line.

This is how California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) was born in the sunny side of Beverly Hills, California in the United States. Years later, the best of California made its way to the international landscape. Global Restaurant Concepts, Inc., CPK’s local partner in Manila, brought the remarkable goodness of this authentic California pizzeria to the Philippine shores and has then conquered the picky palates of the Filipinos for nearly a decade.

Inside the pages of what seems to be a typical California Pizza Kitchen menu is a world bursting with flavorful cuisine – from California-style hearth-baked gourmet pizzas and pastas blended with Mediterranean, Mexican and Asian flavors, salads, sandwiches and soups and mouthwatering desserts to a wide selection of bar drinks. Cherish good old times with their traditional bestsellers such as Thai Chicken Pizza, Jamaican Jerk Pizza, BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad and Shanghai Garlic Noodles. The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza remains on top of CPK’s classic favorites.

Every now and then, CPK comes up with new concoctions to accommodate the voracious appetites of its growing number of patrons. New items have found their places in CPK’s list of creative dishes: Cabo Crab Cakes, a blue crab appetizer served with roasted corn and black bean salsa and roasted pepper aioli; Miso Salad, fresh and crisp salad with blue crab and shrimp or chicken served along with shredded Napa cabbage, fresh avocado, julienne cucumbers, daikon, edemame, carrots, green onions, cilantro, crispy rice noodles and crispy wontons in Miso dressing; Blue Crab Cakes, a new specialty item made with blue crab, pan-sauteed and served with fresh grilled asparagus and spaghettini in a creamy lemon-caper sauce and the Italian Tomato & Basil Pizza with imported Italian tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce with fresh basil and parmesan cheese on top. For rice fanatics in the Philippines, CPK has introduced a variety of California-inspired rice dishes in hefty servings with Jambalaya at the forefront. A perfect way to end the entire meal course is a slice of a three layer moist Red Velvet Cake frosted with vanilla bean cream cheese and white chocolate curls served on vanilla bean sauce.

Have fun and savor the delightful taste of California’s best cuisine with a party of two or more at any time of the day. Stop by any CPK branches in Alabang Town Center, Glorietta, Powerplant Mall, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, The Promenade and Tomas Morato. Expect courteous and friendly CPK restaurant servers to provide you an excellent dining experience in a warm and cozy ambience you know is truly CPK’s.