Italian Chef Loses Bid to Get Job Back After Refusing Pineapple on Pizza
The Fair Work Commission heard that Davide Tamburella was sacked for refusing to put pineapple on pizza, according to The Guardian.
An Italian chef sacked by an Australian restaurant for refusing to put pineapple on pizza has lost his bid to get his job back, The Guardian reported. The newspaper said Australia's Fair Work Commission heard the case of Davide Tamburella, who was sacked for refusing to use the controversial topping. The Guardian report is credited to Joe Hinchliffe.
According to The Guardian, the restaurant, La Costa, was billed as an elegant slice of Italy in the urban heart of Queensland, Australia's sunshine state. Its decor featured sea foam-green and white tones, exposed brick columns, and European oak tables on which classic Italian dishes were served.
The Guardian's headline summed up the dispute with the phrase "An insult to his culture," although the summary does not say who made that remark.
BBC News reported that an Italian chef had told his employer, an Australian restaurant, that pineapple on pizza was "offensive" to Italian culture. Its headline said the chef was fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza. The BBC report carries no byline in the material provided.
Both reports describe the chef as dismissed over the topping. The BBC summary does not name the restaurant, the summaries available do not say what reasons the commission gave for ruling against his bid, and neither summary gives a date for the dismissal.
Sources: The Guardian: ‘An insult to his culture’: Italian chef sacked for not putting pineapple on pizza loses bid to get job back; BBC News: Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza.