Was an Italian chef really fired over refusal to put pineapple on pizza?

Was an Italian chef really fired over refusal to put pineapple on pizza?

Key points

• Italian chef Davide Tamburella was fired from a Brisbane restaurant in May after the establishment's management expressed reservations concerning a string of complaints regarding the chef's behaviour.
• Among them were Tamburella's refusal to provide ham and pineapple pizza for guests at a function.
• It was the third time Tamburella had refused to employ the fruit on pizzas previously four years.
• At the time, the chef had stated that putting pineapple on pizza was "offensive to his culture".

At the time, the chef had stated that putting pineapple on pizza was "offensive to his culture". Australia correspondent Katy Watson explains what led to Tamburella's dismissal.

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