'An insult to his culture': Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza, loses case in Australia
CNA · Izza Haziqah Abdul Rahman ·
According to Australia's Fair Work Commission, one of the complaints that led to his dismissal was that the Italian chef Davide Tamburella had refused to top pizzas with the offending fruit around three times across four years.
According to Australia's Fair Work Commission, one of the complaints that led to his dismissal was that the Italian chef Davide Tamburella had refused to top pizzas with the offending fruit around three times across four years.
Some debates have been going on since time immemorial. One particularly divisive question, of course, is whether pineapple belongs on pizza.
For Italian chef Davide Tamburella, the answer was a firm no. So firm, in fact, that his refusal to put the tropical fruit on a pizza became one of several reasons he lost his job at a restaurant in Brisbane, Australia.