California Pizza Kitchen

Choosing Time: Books & Games

Activity: Field-Trip to The California Pizza Kitchen
We had a wonderful visit to the CPK today! I can't believe I forgot my camera!!! Ugggh! We were greeted then seated to color while we awaited our pizza dough. Our server, Miss Jenn, gave us each a dollop of pizza sauce on our mini pizzas and then we were able to choose which toppings we wanted. It was fun to see everyone's choices and how carefully the toppings were placed :) There was cheese, fresh pineapple, sausage, pepperoni, olives, & ham to choose from. While our pizzas cooked we were given a tour of the restaurant. All of the kids thought it was super cool to be the only customers in the restaurant. We felt really important. We learned how the waiters keep track of the tables and all the orders. We saw the special soda fountain that stops before the soda spills all over. We saw the fancy french bread slicer and were given a slice to taste. Being a sourdough loaf, some didn't care for it, but it was a great opportunity to try something new. We saw a giant dishwasher, fridge, and freezer. Miss Jenn gave each child a lift up to see the pizza oven. It is a really large brick dome. It was fun to see the fire blazing inside and to watch the chef pull out our pizzas with a very long-handled spatula. We were then seated and served our pizzas and strawberry lemonade. It was a fun and tasty excursion. Thank you to Mrs. Fromm for coming with us! You were a tremendous help!

Lesson: We talked about some good manners: 1) waiting for everyone to be served before eating and 2) remembering to say please and thank you. All of the children were so respectful and good! We all had a delightful time!