Italian chef sacked for not putting pineapple on pizza

The "pineapple or no pineapple on pizza" debate has long aroused strong emotions.

And it's perhaps unsurprising that an Italian chef working in Australia resented being overruled on this crucial gastronomic matter.

Unfortunately for Davide Tamburella, head chef at La Costa Italian restaurant in Brisbane, his refusal to use the contentious topping – on the grounds that it was "an insult to his culture" – led to him being fired.

A Fair Work Commission ruling heard that Mr Tamburella was sacked from the now-closed restaurant on May 20, after refusing to follow his employer's instructions to serve the controversial topping.