Continuing the Legacy: CPK Pizza Wars, Now on its Second Run!


Everyone loves pizza, but we don’t all eat it the same way.



Pizza. It has all of the food groups including my favorite, red 

sauce. It’s covered in gooey food next to French fries.


So here it is and why i am writing this..it's all because 

California Pizza Kitchen has something new to all pizza lovers 

out there! 


What is PIZZA WARS? 

Making pizza is not a job, it’s a passion –Staying true to its roots of California creativity.
California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) reaffirms its legacy and brand promise of a culinary adventure
with the second run of CPK Pizza Wars, its annual in-house Pizza Chef competition.

The Competition went through several rounds of heated competition, beginning with in-store elimination rounds.Each branch sent own their own pizza champions to the semi-finals, to compete with each other for the approval of judges Robert Vallar, Marketing Manager of GRCI, Harris Jimenez Commissary, and Jeff Senia, Culinary Head.Of the semi-finalists, only three chefs were chosen to compete in the final round competition.The finalists were Noel Araneta of CPK Greenbelt 5, Jerric Venezuela of CPK Alabang, and Rodel Pico of CPK Bonifacio Global City.


3rd placer Jerric Venezuela of CPK Alabang brought out the boom by rolling out an amazing Dynamite Shrimp Pizza - a fiery fiesta of seafood and spices. 

2nd placer Noel Araneta of CPK Greenbelt 5 presented his Cod Mango Cucumber Salsa Pizza. An asian inspired dish with a mayo sweet chili sauce base, Goat cheese and Mozarella, topped with fried codfish and special homemade mango cucumber salsa.

Winner Rodel Pico of CPK Bonifacio Global City created a fun and original twist with his Anchovies + Goat Cheese Pizza. combining the salty and savory distinctiveness of anchovies while softening it up with the sweetness of caramelized onions and green apples.

Congratulations to Rodel Pico! I like the Anchovies + Goat Cheese Pizza. But i love the Cod Mango Cucumber Salsa. Haha!


For more information visit the official website at www.cpk.com.ph and follow their social media sites via California Pizza Kitchen Philippines on Facebook and @cpkphilippines on both Twitter and Instagram.