Exhibit 99.1

California Pizza Kitchen to Present at the Raymond James Institutional
   Investors Conference and the Bank of America Consumer Conference


    LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2007--California Pizza
Kitchen, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPKI) announced today that management will be
presenting at the Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference in
Orlando, Florida on Monday, March 5, 2007 at 1:40 p.m. ET and the Bank
of America Consumer Conference in New York, New York on Tuesday, March
13, 2007 at 3:20 p.m. ET.

    Interested parties can listen to an audio webcast of both
presentations by going to www.cpk.com. A replay of the presentations
will be available by the end of the day and will be archived for
ninety 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, appetizers and
sandwiches. The average guest check is approximately $13.07. As of
February 21, 2007 the company operates, licenses or franchises 207
restaurants, of which 178 are company-owned and 29 operate under
franchise or license agreements. The Company also has a licensing
agreement 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)
             Sue Collyns (investors)
             310-342-5000