He refused to put pineapple on pizza and lost his job and residency... An Italian chef’s dispute turned a kitchen disagreement into a courtroom battle

A slice of pineapple and pieces of bacon on pizza dough were not merely a customer’s passing request, but the spark for a professional and legal crisis that ended with an Italian chef losing his job in the Australian city of Brisbane and his path to obtaining permanent residency being jeopardized. The story began at the “La Costa” restaurant, where the chef insisted…