1. That’s ‘karat,’ not ‘carrot’
As if pizza fans needed another reason to have a pie delivered during the game, Pizza Hut is dangling the chance to try some gold flakes along with the sauce and cheese. Customers who order a Golden Garlic Knots Pizza on Sunday can win a special-edition pie that’s topped with $100 worth of real, edible gold, certified by Pizza Hut to be 24-karat. The pie is delivered in a special gold box, and comes with a $100 Pizza Hut Gold Card, a VIP version of a gift card.
The Golden Knots Pizza is Pizza Hut’s latest limited-time offer, a pie whose crust consists of garlic bread “knots” that can be torn off a slice and eaten as a sort of appetizer.
The ancillary noise about the gold giveaway: Pizza Hut notes that this year is the golden anniversary of the Super Bowl, and that the game is being played in the Golden State. Why not mix some gold into a pizza?