Italian food enthusiasts are in for a treat as PizzaExpress is launching its new summer menu today.The June 10 lineup, which comprises mains, sides, and sweet treats, features a controversial twist on an iconic starter: Hawaiian Hot Dough Balls topped with pineapple, pancetta, and habanero sauce.The restaurant chain commissioned research that finally settles the long-standing pineapple on pizza debate, revealing that the nation is split exactly down the middle. According to PizzaExpress’ findings, 50 per cent of people love the fruity topping, while the other 50 per cent hate it.For those who want to order pineapple on their pizza but are too embarrassed (a whopping 37 per cent!), the restaurant chain now offers a compromise so you can still enjoy the tropical taste.The new Hawaiian Hot Dough Balls represent PizzaExpress’s collaboration with UK sauce brand The Sauce Shop. Golden dough balls are tossed in garlic butter, loaded with crispy pancetta and fresh pineapple pieces, and then drizzled with The Sauce Shop’s fiery Pineapple Habanero Hot Sauce.While Britons are divided on pineapple as a pizza topping, attitudes appear to shift when it comes to dough balls, with the nation united.PizzaExpress fans have already branded the Hawaiian Hot Dough Balls ‘delicious’PizzaExpress PizzaExpress’ research found that 54 per cent of customers would love to try the Hawaiian Hot Dough Balls, with the other 46 per cent branding them “delicious” before even tasting them.But for those who enjoy their pizzas with a sprinkling of pineapple, the Italian eatery has launched a Hawaiian chilled pizza in supermarkets nationwide, combining pineapple with ham, Italian passata, and mozzarella.As for the summer menu’s non-fruity options, several new additions catering to spice enthusiasts and traditionalists hit restaurants today.PizzaExpress promises that “fans of spice will love” its Calabrian Feast Pizza, “loaded” with ‘nduja, Calabrese sausage, pepperoni and crispy pancetta, two types of creamy mozzarella, and Gran Milano cheese. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Spice fanatics will ‘love’ the Calabrian Feast PizzaPizzaExpressFor an added kick and extra flavour, it’s finished off with chilli and a drizzle of hot honey.PizzaExpress has also reimagined its 1965 “icon” with the Four Seasons Speciale, featuring four distinct quarters including baby plum tomatoes with basil pesto, pepperoni with Calabrese sausage, mushroom with truffle oil, Gran Milano cheese, and anchovies, olives and capers.For a starter or side, Buffalo Chicken Wings also join the lineup, “smothered” in The Sauce Shop’s Buffalo Hot Sauce and served with a creamy blue cheese dip.But what is dining out without dessert? Sweet-toothed restaurant-goers can enjoy a Birthday Cake Sundae described as a “party in a glass”.The Birthday Cake Sundae is a ‘party in a glass’PizzaExpressScreaming decadence, it positions itself as the perfect celebratory pudding for a special occasion, or simply a weekend treat. The sundae consists of creamy vanilla gelato, raspberry coulis, whipped cream, and celebratory sprinkles, adorned with a mini vanilla sponge cake that’s filled with buttercream and raspberry jam.To complete the sweet treat, the pudding is topped with Joe & Seph’s gourmet Birthday Cake Popcorn.Pizza fans can make the most of the PizzaExpress Club, where those dining in can now enjoy free Dough Balls every time they visit.In other restaurant news, TGI Fridays has launched a new menu that demonstrates a UK “first”. Visitors can enjoy meat feasts, veggie options, sweet treats, and beverages as part of the restaurant chain’s latest offering.Not everyone will be able to get their hands on them, though, as the new menu is only available at select locations – is yours on the list?