This is a follow up story to yesterdays Vampires Curse story...ROD Winkler always rated his roasted garlic and chilli salad dressing, but he never thought it would attract this much attention. The owner of CBD Cafe and Catering in Elizabeth St was left a little embarrassed when his cook's special salad dressing caused the evacuation of an office floor next door and led to the closure of Brisbane's inner-city Elizabeth St for about half an hour.
"Our cook was out the back roasting off some chilli and garlic and the fumes went out the exhaust fan and into the building next door and triggered everything into action," Mr Winkler said.
Mr Winkler said his cook Kraeg Mertons roasted garlic and vegetables for their salads every morning without incident and would continue to cook up a storm. "But hopefully we won't get these boys out here every day," he said. "It's quite embarrassing really." He scoffed at suggestions the garlic was a little overdone. "Certainly not – it's our specialty, the best in Brisbane," he laughed.
About 70 Energex employees were evacuated after staff reported unusual smells at 9.50am, sparking fears of a chemical spill.
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service area director Neil Reid said the entire third level of 229 Elizabeth St, housing Energex offices, was evacuated while officers searched for the source of the smell.
"A couple of people were complaining of a mild sort of headache, but none required treatment," he said. "(The cafe) were cooking some pretty strong garlic – and it seems to have come in through the airconditioning."
Mr Reid said readings taken inside the building showed no sign of chemicals and workers were back in their offices in about an hour.
Here is the recipe for the dish that caused all this fuss...
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