California Pizza Kitchen in Binondo!

The Binondo/Divisoria area is becoming a new food hotspot with the opening of California Pizza Kitchen at Lucky Chinatown Mall. This is their lucky eighth restaurant and is also opening more soon. They bring the great flavors of California especially their famous Pizza (obviously), and also new additions to their menu (see some of the dishes on FudFyt Blog). Also with a whole new look for their restaurant is something refreshing and cozy like your in a summer vacation somewhere along the California coastline.

With also a number of their customers who dine in at their their other branches are Chinoys from Binondo, it would become more convenient for them to enjoy their favorite pizza reataurant without going beyond Binondo. 

Even with reinventing some of the looks and adding new dishes, they still keep the quality and flavor that made them a foodies favorite. I have not yet been to California, but it sure has this ambiance of the being there. With also a wide variety of dishes inspired with the diversity of culture in the state would always give you a reason to come back for more. 

By the way, they are also offering great deals for their menu which is perfect for individual and group meals so check out their website and facebook page now.

California Cuisine Comes to Chinatown

The California approach to cooking and dinning is now in Chinatown. Fresh ingredients mixed into interesting flavours, innovative pizzas, acasual and welcoming environment wth high quality service. California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) opens its eighth location in the Philippines at Lucky Chinatown Mall, Binondo. The Popular American restaurant introduces a new dessert menu to commemorate the opening of its Binondo location.

Binondo has hailed as the world's oldest chinatown and among the world's best, according to CNN. "It was a natural choice for us to open here as part of our 15th year expansion," says Archie Rodriguez, president and CEO of Global restaurant Concepts, Inc., which first brough CPK to the country. "We are providing Chinatown residents and visitors something that is expected of such a historic location: the best choices in California-inspired cuisine, exciting and flavorful pizzas and American-quality service. We're offering diners more options, The rollout of our new menu items has been very well recieved."

Since its celebration of the country's first National Pizza Day last August 15, CPK has brought out new additions like Proscuitto Pizza, vegetarian Pizza, Asian Chicken or Steak Wrap, Fried Mozarella, Seafood Pomodoro, and Quesadilla.

For its Binondo opening, the restaurant is rolling out a new menu of sweet endings that can be paired with coffee and tea. New desserts, include Chocolate Sin, a dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate ganache kisses-topped sugarless and flourless chocolate cake; and Mango Cruch, a mango mousse with layers with walnuts and light cream and topped with fresh mangoes. Other new choices are a boon for caramel lovers; Caramel Banana Tart  made of bananas and coffee and topped with whipped cream, and Caramel Hazelnut Cake, a dark chocolate-glazed cake made of layers of lemon chiffon with caramel moussee, and candied hazelnuts.

"Guests can also avail of refillable brewed coffee for just P50 with anoy oredr from the dessert menu. For Halloween, we're presenting our Monstrous Week promo throughout all our branches," adds mrs. Rodriguez.

From October 29 - November 4, any order of family sized pasta will entitle guests to a free regular pizza from among these flavours: the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza, Pepperoni, Hawaiian, Five Cheese and Fresh Tomato and Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Pizza. Some of the new must-try pastas are Seafood Pomodoro, Lasagna Milanese and Chicken Picata, spaghettini with lemon-caper sauce and topped with sliced chicken breast.

CPK is also renowned for its food pairings and with their extensive beverage list will be something for guests to look forward to on every visit. Their beverage menu offers everything from tropical drinks to fruit smoothies, coffee, tea, soda, and even cocktails.

CPK is located at the third level of Lucky Chinatown Mall, Reina Regente St., Binondo, Manila. Visit their other locations for their Monstrous Week celebration in Glorietta 3, Alabang Town Center, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Greenhils Promenade, Trinoma, Power Plant Mall, and Greenbelt 5. Learn about their latest promos on CPK Philippines on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/CPKPhilippines).

By the way, here are some deserts after reading this article!