So You Want to Run a Restaurant Podcast with Guest Rick Rosenfield

October 26, 2026
Sunshine Plate Arena - Booth 879

Join us for a live taping of the So You Want to Run a Restaurant? podcast brought to you by the team at Back of House. We'll be joined by the original founder of California Pizza Kitchen, Rick Rosenfield, who will share the trials and tribulations he faced while building a pizza empire, including what he might have done differently in hindsight.

  1. Discover key insights about how to scale your pizza business
  2. Learn from Rick's mistakes -- he made them, so you won't have to
  3. Understand the evolution of the pizza business over the past 30 years

Be one of the first attendees to receive a signed copy of his new book The California Pizza Kitchen Story.

Speakers
Rick Rosenfield
Rick Rosenfield, Founder - California Pizza Kitchen
Spencer Michiel
Spencer Michiel, Co-Host - So You Want to Run a Restaurant Podcast
Nick Florek
Nick Florek, Co-Host - So You Want to Run a Restaurant Podcast