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Friday, 25 July, 2008 7:58 PM
California
Pizza Kitchen to Open at Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi
Fundraiser
on Tuesday, Aug. 12 Will Benefit Farmington Family YMCA
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California
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LOS
ANGELES and DETROIT – California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
(CPK), home to the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative
hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers,
soups, sandwiches and desserts, will open a new restaurant Monday,
Aug. 4 at Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi. The shopping center was expanded
last fall and features 200 shops and services along with department
stores Nordstrom, Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, JCPenney, and
Sears. The new restaurant in Novi will mark the sixth CPK location
in Michigan.
The new
5,500 sq. ft. restaurant is located at the mall entrance between
Nordstrom and Lord & Taylor at 27500 Novi Road. Hours of operation
will be Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. except Friday
and Saturday when the restaurant closes at 11p.m. Guests can dine-in
or place a take-out order by calling (248) 449-3280.
The menu
will feature all of the popular favorites along with the newest
menu additions including Sonora Egg Rolls, with grilled lime chicken,
roasted corn & black bean salsa, Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses,
fire-roasted mild chilies, green onions and cilantro wrapped in
a crispy wonton roll, and served with tomatillo salsa and ranchito
sauce; Buffalo Chicken Pizza, with grilled chicken marinated in
spicy Buffalo sauce with Mozzarella cheese, carrots, celery and
crumbled Gorgonzola cheese, served with a side of Gorgonzola ranch
dressing; Asparagus & Spinach Spaghettini, a new, light pasta
with sautéed asparagus, spinach, fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic
and Parmesan cheese; Pesto Cream Penne, another new item on the
pasta menu with a basil pine nut pesto cream sauce, sun-dried tomatoes
and Parmesan cheese, available with chicken, shrimp or both; Pear
& Gorgonzola Pizza will be returning to the menu with caramelized
pears, Gorgonzola, Fontina and Mozzarella cheeses, sweet caramelized
onions and chopped hazelnuts, topped with field greens tossed in
Gorgonzola ranch dressing.
The new
restaurant will also feature an extensive beverage menu for its
full bar, including CPK’s original California Cosmo, along
with five new cocktails including Spa Martini, Sparkling Kiwi Lemonade,
Cherry Limeade, Aussie Splash and Pineapple Mojito Martini.
Following
CPK's tradition of giving back to the communities in which it operates,
the new CPK restaurant will donate 100 percent of all dine-in pizza
sales during regular business hours on Tuesday, August 12, 2008,
to the Farmington Family YMCA, located just five miles east of Twelve
Oaks Mall. The Farmington Family YMCA, established in 1978, is part
of the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit and helps build strong kids,
strong families, and strong communities. A highly respected organization
features day camps, child care, specialized wellness classes, offsite
programs, swimming pools, gymnasium, a wellness center, an early
childhood development center, and other sporting activities for
the entire family.
California
Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading casual dining
chain featuring an imaginative line of hearth-baked pizzas, including
the original BBQ Chicken Pizza, and a broad selection of distinctive
pastas, salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts. Of the
chain’s 240 restaurants, 201 are company-owned and 39 operate
under franchise or license agreements. There are currently 22 restaurants
located internationally in China, Japan, Philippines, Malaysia,
Singapore, Mexico, South Korea and Indonesia. There are 25 CPK ASAP
locations, 9 of which are company-owned and 16 are franchised. CPK
premium pizzas are also available to sports and entertainment fans
at three Southern California venues including Dodgers Stadium, Angel
Stadium of Anaheim and STAPLES Center.
Also included
in the company’s portfolio of concepts is LA Food Show Grill
& Bar, which has one location in Manhattan Beach, California
and a second location currently under construction in Beverly Hills,
California. The company also has a licensing arrangement with Kraft
Pizza Company, which manufactures and distributes a line of California
Pizza Kitchen premium frozen pizzas. Children who dine at California
Pizza Kitchen choose from an extensive menu, recently named “The
Best Kids Menu in America” by Restaurant Hospitality Magazine.
For more details, visit www.cpk.com.
Source:
Marx Layne & Co. / California Pizza Kitchen
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