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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): June 1, 2007


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


        Delaware                       000-31149                 95-4040623
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)                                        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.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 8.01       Other Events.

         On June 1, 2007, California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (the "Company") issued
a press release announcing that the Company will be presenting at the Piper
Jaffray Consumer Conference in New York, New York on June 7, 2007. 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 June 1, 2007.



                                   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.


June 1, 2007                    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 June 1, 2007.