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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION



                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 30, 2005


                         California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             Delaware               000-31149               95-4040623
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  (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission            (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)         File Number)         Identification No.)

   6053 West Century Boulevard, 11th Floor
           Los Angeles, California                 90045-6438
   (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)

                                 (310) 342-5000

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not Applicable

         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 8.01      Other Events.

     On December 30, 2005, California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (the "Company") issued
a press release announcing that the Company will be presenting at the SG Cowen &
Co. Consumer Conference in New York, New York, on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 and
the ICR XChange Conference in Naples, Florida, on Thursday, January 12, 2006. A
copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1   Press release, dated December 30, 2005.






                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



January 3, 2006                        California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
                                       a Delaware corporation

                                       By:   /s/ Richard L. Rosenfield
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                                             Co-Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief
                                             Executive Officer, and Co-President

                                       By:   /s/ Larry S. Flax
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                                             Co-Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief
                                             Executive Officer, and Co-President






EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                                    Description
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99.1                       Press release, dated December 30, 2005.