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Bad News for Italian Chef Who Balked at Pineapple Pizza
Newser • • world
Key Points:
- Italian chef Davide Tamburella was terminated from Brisbane's La Costa restaurant after repeatedly refusing to make ham-and-pineapple pizzas, which he viewed as offensive to his culture.
- Tamburella claimed his dismissal was unfair and partly due to a workplace hand injury, but Australia's Fair Work Commission rejected his unfair-dismissal case as late and without exceptional circumstances.
- Additional reasons for his firing included inappropriate language and escalating conflicts during service, according to his employer.
- The restaurant, located in Queensland—Australia's pineapple heartland—closed in July after its lease ended, and Tamburella has since moved to another Italian restaurant that reportedly does not serve pineapple on pizza.
