Before you enjoy Pizza Hut’s Gourmet BBQ Chicken Tuscani Pizza, you have to order one first…

Service with a smile.

Checking the bottom of the crust.

Smells good!

Large Chunks of Chicken (they did not scrimp!)

The “ruler’s unit is in centimeters.

Here are the 12 ways to enjoy it:

#1

Good Ol’ Knife And Fork

If you don’t like to touch your food, or if you want to pretend that you’re in a formal party that serves pizza, go ahead and use a knife to cut up the pizza and jab the pieces with a fork. Make sure you use a stainless steel knife.

#2

Use Napkins

If you think that using utensils is too much of a hassle, but you still don’t want direct hand-to-food contact, use a clean table napkin. The logo must be clearly visible.

#3

On A Roll

Roll up the pizza and eat it like a bread stick… a very thick bread stick.

#4

Stack!

You may also want to stack one slice of pizza on top of another slice. 

Three ways to do it:

1) like the one on the photo, or

2) toppings “facing” each other, slapped together like a sandwich, or 

3) crusts together, with the toppings facing outward, to ensure that your tongue and palate get in contact with the tasty meat, cheese, and sauce as quickly as possible.

#5

Triple Stack

As the name suggests, three slices of pizza are involved. We used to do this long ago, during our growing years, when Pizza Hut Philippines first offered an all-you-can-eat pizza deal. We would stack three slices and gobble them up faster than the crew could serve them.

#6

Quadruple Stack

Push it one step further by adding another slice.

Eat it like a club sandwich.

#7

Quintuple Stack!

I think this is pushing it too far. Not counted!

#7

Disassembled Pizza

Some people separate the toppings from the crust, eat the crust first, then savor the toppings. Or the other way around, whichever floats your boat.  

#8

Strip It

Try slicing the pizza into ribbon-like slices. Then eat them like french fries. You may borrow a pizza cutter from the staff.

#9

Pizza Bits

Why stop at strips when you can shred the pizza to bits? 

Have you ever tried eating pizza using a spoon? Now you can!

#10

Swimming in Hot Sauce

More like drowning in hot sauce. If you want it super hot, take off the hot sauce bottle’s lid and just pour until you can’t see the pizza. The hotness will hit your tongue hard, but amazingly, the barbecue sauce still manages to proclaim its presence.

#11

Eat on the Run

I do this a lot, especially between meetings, I would order two slices at one of their kiosks and fill myself up while walking (usually running) to my next appointment. It’s very convenient!

I hope Pizza Hut would offer the Gourmet BBQ Chicken Tuscani (and the other variants, of course) in their kiosks. I’d still buy it even if they priced it higher than the thick crust variants.

#12

This is the best way to enjoy a Tuscani pizza… your way. How do you enjoy your pizza?

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Upon finding out that I have a chance to win 20000 pesos worth of Araneta Center gift certificates, I went all the way to Cubao and shopped for items as I imagined that the GCs are already in my hands. Unfortunately, the cashiers at the stores won’t accept imaginary GCs.

I discovered that not all stores accept the GCs, so I went to the concierge to ask if they have a list of establishments that honor them. The lady at the counter told me to go to the stores one by one to verify. Oh well, so much for the “short cut”.

You need to look for this sign at the store’s entrance.

I tried to take photos at every shop but I was approached by security guards because photography wasn’t allowed. I didn’t want to cause any trouble, so I just took down notes of the price of each item I wanted to purchase. I won’t mention the brands lest I be accused of promoting them.

Here’s my shopping list, which would add flavor not just to my life but also to those I care for:

Movie “Tkts and Snaxx” ……….. 600.00

Watch a PBA game and treat some of my fellow basketball fans (Lower Box B Tickets) at historic Araneta Coliseum … 960.00

Sneakers for Dad (at S___ S___ ) …… 3895.00

Digital Camera for Mom (at S___ C___) ………… 4499.00

Backpack for my sister (at C_____) ……….. 2990.00

For my two inaanaks whom I haven’t seen for years (1000 each) ….. 2,000.00

Groceries for gift packs* ………………… 4,000

Take out two large Tuscani pizzas for Christmas party. …………. 1,000.00

* Every year my mom would pack her own gift packs to give to the helpful people in our neighborhood: the security guards, the cleaners, even some of the tricycle drivers

When rounded up (since they won’t issue change for purchases using GCs), the whole shopping spree would amount to exactly 20,000 pesos. How’s that for budgeting skills?