'An insult to my culture': Italian chef reportedly fired because he refused to put pineapple on pizza

New York Post · Reda Wigle ·

He lost his unfair dismissal claim after being fired for refusing to put pineapple on pizza.

I came, I saw, I refused abomination.

An Italian chef in Brisbane, Australia, denied a request to add pineapple to pizza, calling it an “insult to his culture,” and was subsequently fired.

The chef, Davide Tamburella, was let go from the now-shuttered La Costa restaurant after management recorded a series of complaints about his conduct, including his pineapple non-compliance.

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