From a legendary Pizza to a global brand

Born in Beverly Hills in 1985, former federal prosecutors Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax combined their passion for food with fresh high-quality ingredients to create California Pizza Kitchen (CPK). Introducing diners to innovative California-style pizza with the invention of The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza. Today, CPK continues to reimagine California creativity, pushing culinary boundaries with a long list of industry-firsts including gluten-free crust, cauliflower crust, and healthful Power Bowls. Handcrafted with fresh, seasonally inspired ingredients, each dish and cocktail served at CPK is uniquely built on innovation.