California Pizza Kitchen Opens First Location in Nashville
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California Pizza Kitchen Opens First Location in Nashville

Opening to benefit The PENCIL Foundation

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 2007--California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) (NASDAQ:CPKI), home of the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, will open its first location in Nashville, Tenn. tomorrow, September 1, 2007.

The restaurant, which seats 220, is located at 4031 Hillsboro Road in the Hill Center in Green Hills. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Guests can dine-in, place a take-out order or use CPK's Curbside Service and have the restaurant's curbside server deliver their order right to their car.

The menu will feature all of the popular favorites, including the Thai Chicken Pizza, Jamaican Jerk Pizza, BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad and Shanghai Garlic Noodles, as well as five new menu items: Mediterranean Salad, Pan Sauteed Salmon served with fresh grilled asparagus and spaghettini in a creamy lemon-caper sauce, Cajun Pizza with blackened chicken and spicy andouille sausage with a Creole sauce, The Works Pizza topped with sweet Italian sausage, pepperoni, sauteed mushrooms, green peppers, black olives and mozzarella cheese, and a rich White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake.

A full bar will offer an extensive beverage menu with a great selection of wines along with more than 40 specialty drinks, including CPK's original California Cosmo, and an extensive list of martinis and margaritas. Five new cocktails, including Caribbean Sunset Sangria, Peach Passion Punch, Mango Lava Colada, Absolutly Sweet Peach Tea and Malibu Iced Tea, will also be available.

Following CPK's tradition of giving back to the communities in which it operates, the new CPK restaurant will donate 100 percent of all dine-in pizza sales during regular business hours on Monday, September 10 to The PENCIL Foundation. The non-profit organization creates a vital link between the private sector and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, increases understanding of and appreciation for public education, promotes community involvement in student learning, and secures a strong commitment from business leaders to help provide materials and resources essential to quality education. PENCIL Programs encourage academic achievement, provide a safety net for at-risk youth, promote career success for youth and for parents receiving public assistance, and build positive relationships between children and caring adults.

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading casual dining chain. Of the chain's 218 restaurants, 185 are company-owned and 33 operate under franchise or license agreements. There are 26 CPK ASAP locations, 10 of which are company-owned and 16 are franchised. Another company-owned concept is LA Food Show Grill & Bar, which currently has one location in Manhattan Beach, California. The company's full-service restaurants feature an imaginative line of hearth-baked pizzas, including the original BBQ Chicken Pizza, and a broad selection of distinctive pastas, salads, soups, appetizers and sandwiches. The company also has a licensing arrangement with Kraft Pizza Company, which manufactures and distributes a line of California Pizza Kitchen premium frozen pizzas. Children who dine at California Pizza Kitchen choose from an extensive menu, recently named "The Best Kids Menu in America" by Restaurant Hospitality Magazine. For more details, visit www.cpk.com.

CONTACT: California Pizza Kitchen
Sarah Grover, 310-342-5000

SOURCE: California Pizza Kitchen

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