Diners at California Pizza Kitchen didn’t have to wait until Labor Day to see what the casual restaurant chain has been working on for its fall menu. CPK rolled out three specials in late August: the return of its pumpkin cheesecake, Samuel Adams Octoberfest Lager and a new item that pairs well with it, according to Paul Pszybylski, vice president of culinary innovation. It’s CPK’s take on “swicy,” meaning sweet and spicy, and it’s called Nashville-Style Hot Honey Pizza.
It’s made with Mike’s Hot Honey — Extra Hot sauce as well as chicken instead of the usual pepperoni. Nashville-Style Hot Honey pizza created by Paul Pszybylski is the newest menu item at California Pizza Kitchen. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Paul Pszybylski, vice president of culinary innovation for California Pizza Kitchen, transfers the cooked Nashville-Style Hot Honey Pizza onto a plateat the CPK restaurant in Laguna Niguel on Tuesday, Aug.
20, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Paul Pszybylski, vice president of culinary innovation for California Pizza Kitchen, show his Nashville-Style Hot Honey Pizza and a bottle of Mike’s Hot Honey used on the pizza at the CPK restaurant in Laguna Niguel on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
(Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Paul Pszybylski, vice president of culinary innovation for California Pizza Kitchen, tosses pizza pizza dough at the CPK restaurant in Laguna Niguel on Tuesday, Aug. 20, .