Exhibit 99.1

              California Pizza Kitchen to Present at the
           Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference

   LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2005--California Pizza
Kitchen, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPKI) announced today that management will be
presenting at the Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference in
Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at 1:40 p.m. EST.
   Interested parties can listen to an audio webcast of the Raymond
James Conference presentation by going to www.cpk.com. The replay of
the presentation will be available by the end of the day and will be
archived for thirty days.
   California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading
casual dining chain in the premium pizza segment. 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 and sandwiches. The
average guest check is approximately $11.96. The chain operates,
licenses or franchises 172 restaurants as of February 28, 2005, of
which 142 are company-owned and 30 operate under franchise or license
agreements. The Company also has a licensing arrangement with Kraft
Pizza Company which manufactures and distributes a line of California
Pizza Kitchen premium frozen pizzas.
   California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. can be found on the internet at
www.cpk.com.

    CONTACT: California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
             Sarah Grover (media) or Sue Collyns (investors)
             310-342-5000