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Italian Chef Fired From Queensland Restaurant for Refusing to Put Pineapple on Pizza
The Fair Work Commission said the chef filed his unfair dismissal claim after the 21-day deadline expired.
- On Tuesday, Commissioner Jennifer Hunt dismissed Chef Davide Tamburella's unfair dismissal claim against La Costa Restaurant. The Fair Work Commission ruled the application invalid because it was filed after the 21-day statutory period expired.
- La Costa Restaurant dismissed Tamburella in May after he refused to add pineapple to a pizza. He stated that putting the fruit on pizza is an "insult to his culture," marking his third refusal in four years.
- Managing Director Elliot Ingram told the Daily Mail there was "more to this story than a pizza topping." He cited "performance concerns" including foul language and "escalation of frustration in the workplace."
- Tamburella has since become head chef at Don Gino in West End, according to his LinkedIn profile. A BBC check confirmed that pineapple is not currently on that restaurant's menu.
- A 2017 YouGov poll found about 53 per cent of people liked pineapple on their pizza, despite purists viewing it as a violation of tradition. Greek-born Canadian Sam Panopoulos invented the dish in Ontario.
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An Italian chef in Brisbane, Australia, was fired after refusing to make a ham and pineapple pizza, on the grounds that it was considered an insult to Italian culture.
With its green decor in the shade of the sea and white foam, the exposed brick columns and "the classic Italian meals served on European oak tables, La Costa restaurant was presented as an elegant slice of Italy in the urban heart of Queensland, Australia's sunny state," writes The Guardian.
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For Davide Tamburella was an insult to his culture, but the Labour Court rejected his appeal.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Right
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- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Left
L 38%
C 25%
R 37%
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