Italian chef Davide Tamburrello was sacked from a Fortitude Valley restaurant after refusing to put pineapple on a pizza, later losing his unfair dismissal claim because his paperwork was filed a month late.

While high-profile figures like Queensland Premier David Crisafulli backed the chef's culinary stance, Tamburrello has moved on as head chef in West End while radio hosts spark a fiery debate on whether pineapple belongs on pizza at all.