Drummer Creek Catering

09/19/2024

Lunch Meal for Fri. Sept. 20th $15/meal. (Cash or Check Please)
Serving 11-1 at Railside/Tea & Grounds building 120 W. 19th St. Gibson City

Friday Sept. 20th Menu: Pulled pork Sandwiches, Cheesy Potatoes, Pit Beans, Dessert

Smoked Pulled Pork: Dry rubbed with a blend of mild spices and then smoked low & slow for 12-15hrs over the perfect blend of apple and hickory wood. Housemade BBQ sauce is served on the side.

Cheesy Potatoes: A crowd favorite; these cheesy hash browns are baked into goodness and topped with a perfect crunch.

Pit Beans: These pit beans have a sweet and savory goodness with a mix of diced bell peppers, BBQ sauce, a bit of
pineapple and are smoked over hickory wood.

$15/meal. Tax included. No Tip. Stay and dine in the dining room of Tea & Grounds, golf course patio, or take it to go. Have your food in less than 5 min. A variety of soft drinks and bottled water are available for purchase or hit up Tea & Grounds!

09/17/2024

Lunch Meals for Wed. Sept. 18th $15/meal. (Cash or Check Please)
Serving 11-1 each of these dates at Railside/Tea & Grounds building 120 W. 19th St. Gibson City

Wednesday, Sept. 18th Menu: Italian Beef Sandwiches, Corn Casserole, Antipasto Salad, Chocolate Sheet Cake Cookie.

Italian Beef: Sirloin Tip cut of beef slow smoked over hickory to add the perfect smoky flavor then slow roasted to finish. Mixed with a blend of Italian spices and mild pepper rings along with the light smoky flavor lends a unique version of this classic meat.

Corn Casserole: Some call it scalloped corn, a southern classic creamy corn and cornbread mixture baked into one delicious dish.

Antipasto Salad: The Tea & Grounds staff challenged us to develop a side that used the same ingredients as our Antipasto Skewers. Well…..challenge accepted. Cold cheese tortellini, roasted red peppers, cherry tomatoes, & mozzarella cheese cubes, mixed with a housemade blend of Italian herbs.

Chocolate Sheet Cake Cookies: I’m intrigued with this one. Cheryl Elder says she can take the best dessert she makes (chocolate sheet cake) and turn it into a cookie for easier packaging. I believe her!

$15/meal. Tax included. No Tip. Stay and dine in the dining room of Tea & Grounds, golf course patio, or take it to go. Have your food in less than 5 min. A variety of soft drinks and bottled water are available for purchase or hit up Tea & Grounds!

09/12/2024

Fri. Sept. 13th, 2024: DCC Meal

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE HAD OUR SMOKED GOUDA CHIPOTLE GRITS, TELL THEM I’M NOT LYING!!!

Another one you’re not going to want to miss! Giving the smokers a break and going to oven roast some bone in Chicken Breasts and finish them with some of our housemade BBQ sauce. They are brining as we speak! Folks, you will be able to partake in one of the absolute best sides we make here at DCC……Smoked Gouda Chipotle Grits. Forget about the grits you have had in the past because chances are, they won’t taste anything like these. The perfect balance of creaminess and smokiness, with the mild kick of chipotle. If you are scared of the word “grits”, we are throwing in a bonus side a bag of chips.

Menu: Oven Roasted BBQ Chicken Breast (bone-in & will have limited bone-in thighs upon request), Smoked Gouda Chipotle Grits, Green Beans, Bag of Chips, Chocolate Chip Cookie.

Meal served Fri. Sept. 13th 11-1 at Railside Golf 120 W. 19th in Gibson City. Cash or check please. Each meal is $15 even. No Tax, No Tip. Have your food in less than 5 min. Eat in the dining room, on the patio, or take it to-go. See you soon!

Adam
*** Thank you internet for providing visuals again***

09/11/2024

Serving Wed. 9-11-24 from 11am-1pm. Beautiful day for the Railside Patio. Sliced Pork, Roasted Carrots, Potato Salad, Garlic Bread, Snickerdoodle

09/10/2024

Lunch Meal for Wednesday, Sept. 11th (11am-1pm)

Herb Smoked Sliced Pork Loin, Roasted Carrots, Potato Salad, Roll, Snickerdoodle Cookies.

Railside Golf Course/ Tea & Grounds 120 W 19th St. Gibson City
Serving 11am-1pm. Eat in the dining room, patio, or take it to-go. Have your food in less than 5 min.

$15 includes tax, no tip. Soda and Water are available or see T&G for your favorite Iced Tea, Coffee, or Speciality drink,

Pork Loin: Lightly rubbed in a perfect blend of mild herbs and lightly smoked over hickory wood. Meat is thinly sliced by hand minutes before serving. Housemade BBQ sauce is served on the side.

Roasted Carrots: Lightly tossed with some olive oil, blend of spices, and perfectly roasted in the oven.

Potato Salad: Grandma's recipe that had to be made into a recipe... because Grandma doesn't use measuring cups. This creamy potato salad is just like Grandma- Perfection without the need for frills.

Cheryl Elder's snickerdoodles won’t disappoint.

**Had to steal some pictures for this week**

09/06/2024

A little sneak peek at lunch for Friday, Sept. 6th. Austin and I were pretty excited about this meal, so we made a couple of practice sandwiches for dinner tonight as we finished cooking. This meal takes our popular handmade appetizer meatballs and makes a lovely meatball sandwich. Paired with some housemade coleslaw, our classic cheesy potatoes, and dessert (dishpan cookies) made by Cheryl Elder……you have a fantastic $15 meal.

Serving Fri. Sep. 6th from 11-1pm. Railside Golf Club/Tea & Grounds120 W 19th St. Gibson City.

$15/meal. Includes tax, No Tip. Cash or Check please. Water and Soda are available or check out the refreshing drinks at T&G.

Eat in the T&G dining room, golf course outdoor patio, or take it to-go. Have your meal in less than 5 min.

See you there!
Adam

09/03/2024

Menus for Sept. 4th and 6th: ***NOTE*** Meals times have been changed to 11am-1pm

Wed. Sept. 4th:
We are giving the smoker a break for the day and serving one of my favorite meals growing up and still today. Some call it baked steak, some call it smothered steak, whatever your preference, it’s delicious. Eye of the round cut of beef hand tenderized, lightly pan-fried, and then baked in a tasty brown gravy until perfectly tender. Served with our made-from-scratch mashed potatoes, corn, and a roll with butter. We can’t forget dessert. Cheryl Elder has the classic chocolate chip cookie on the menu for Wednesday.

Fri. Sept. 6th:
If you have never had our handmade meatballs, here is your chance with Friday’s meal. Our popular appetizer is being turned into an entrée this week. Hand-rolled meatballs lightly smoked over hickory wood, placed on a hoagie roll drizzled with BBQ sauce (comes on the side). Comes with a side of our house-made coleslaw, and our fan-favorite cheesy potatoes. ***Hot tip: throw that coleslaw on top of your sandwich for a savory delight*** Dessert will be dishpan cookies which are nothing short of amazing.

Meals will be served on each date from 11-1 at Railside Golf 120 W. 19th in Gibson City. Cash or check, please. Each meal is $15 even. No Tax, No Tip. Have your food in less than 5 min. Eat in the dining room, on the patio, or take it to-go. See you soon!
Adam

*had to use a couple stock pictures this week :)*

08/30/2024

Reminder: Meat Sale Pick Up Saturday 8/31/24 at Railside from 10am-4pm. You should have received an email reminder this week as well for those that ordered.

***We have 9 pans extra of Italian Beef. Each pan feeds 30 ppl. $100. Can pick up tomorrow. Text me, respond here, or PM me if you want one.***

Have a safe holiday weekend!

08/29/2024

For the Friday Aug. 30th Meal, we will have Brisket Sandwiches, Cheesy Potatoes, Pit Beans, and Dessert ($16/Meal).

The meat sale we have going on Saturday makes smoker space a premium. We will have enough brisket for 125, but we will have pulled pork sandwiches if needed after that ($15 meal). WE WILL NOT RUN OUT OF FOOD THOUGH! Plenty of sides and desserts, just may have to move to Pork if you get there later.

See you Friday!

08/28/2024

Got smoke rollin’ early this morning. Come get a grilled chicken salad with side of fruit and a dessert. Railside: 11-2 or until sold out. Wed 8-28

Chicken is cooked over hickory wood to give it that distinct flavor DCC fans have grown to love.

08/25/2024

Menu for Wed. Aug. 28th and Fri. Aug 30th. Serving each day from 11am-2pm or until sold out. Railside Golf Club. Feel free to enjoy it in the dining room or patio or take it to-go.

Going to be hot this week so on Wednesday we are serving Grilled Chicken Salads, fruit cup, and dessert. $15 cash or check (tax included)

Salads are made with a spring mix medley of baby lettuces, topped with our popular chopped chicken, garnished with carrot slivers, grape tomatoes, and chopped cucumbers. Croutons are served on the side and comes with your choice of ranch or French dressing.

Friday Aug. 28th Menu:

Chopped Brisket Sandwich, Cheesy Potatoes, Pit Beans, & Dessert. $16 (tax included)

08/23/2024

SOLD out for Railside meal today.

08/23/2024

SOLD OUT. We will
Make more Next Friday

GCMS kids, come enjoy lunch with us on your early out day. Plenty of room on the patio!

Friday Aug. 23rd DCC MEAL 11am-2pm or until sold out
• 120 W. 19th St. Gibson City
• Order in person at time of pick up.
• Cash or Check (check made to DCC)
• $15 and that includes
• Please come inside Railside to order.
• Please don’t block T&G drive thru.
• Canned soft drinks and bottled water available.
• See T&G for some delicious Ice Tea, Coffee, & Specialty drinks.
• Eat your meal in the T&G dining room, the beautiful patio, or take it to-go.
• If there is a line, don’t worry! It will go fast!

08/22/2024

First DCC meal day in the books. We can’t thank you all enough for the love and support you give us. For those who couldn’t make it, you’ll have another chance this Friday Aug 23rd. 11-2. Different menu.

Here’s to many more!

With much gratitude,
Adam, Kristy & team

08/20/2024

Reminder DCC Meal Wed. Aug 21st 11am-2pm or until sold out

• 120 W. 19th St. Gibson City
• Order in person at time of pick up.
• Cash or Check (check made to DCC)
• $15 and that includes tax
• Please come inside Railside to order.
• Please don’t block T&G drive thru.
• Canned soft drinks and bottled water available.
• See T&G for some delicious Ice Tea, Coffee, & Specialty drinks.
• Eat your meal in the T&G dining room, the beautiful patio, or take it to-go.
• If there is a line, don’t worry! It will go fast!

Wed. Aug 21st Meal Menu:
Italian Beef Sandwiches, Corn Casserole, Pasta Salad, Brownie

08/19/2024

Hey there DCC friends! Looking for a quick lunchtime meal? We've got you covered this Wednesday and Friday!

Serving food at Railside Golf Club Wed. Aug. 21st & Aug. 23rd from 11am-2pm. Please check out the details here! Looking forward to serving you some great food!

08/09/2024

BIG NEWS FOR DRUMMER CREEK CATERING FANS!

Please help me in welcoming Austin Applegate as our new Chef/Manager. Austin starts his new fulltime role with Drummer Creek Catering on 8/12/24. This is something that DCC has wanted to do for several years, we were just waiting for the right person! We couldn’t be more excited!

Austin is the son of Holli McGrew Applegate and the late Tim Applegate, both graduates of GCMS (Holli 1995, Tim 1996). Tim managed Monical’s Pizza in Gibson City, prior to moving to Bloomington where he managed Ned Kelly’s Steakhouse and was later the Catering and Sales Manager at the Ramada Hotel. Tim was the General Manger at Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse in East Peoria at the time of his passing in 2009.

From the age of 2, when the only things Austin wanted for Christmas was a “titchen”, he has had an interest in cooking. Holli states “I subscribed to Home Chef delivery when he was 12 and he would take care of preparing all the meals for us”. Austin graduated from Normal Community West High School in 2022 where he participated in the BACC program in Culinary Arts. Austin took 6th place in the State of Illinois at Skills USA in Peoria.

He started in the food industry at Hy Vee/Hickory House where he prepared food for catering events. Thanks to his instructor at BACC, he was given the opportunity to be a line cook at Biaggi’s Italian Restaurant. After Biaggi’s he moved up as a Sous Chef at Medici in Normal and was most recently a Sous Chef at El Paso Golf Club. He has worked his way up in a few short years and has gained knowledge and experience with catering, managing employees, designing menus, and creating amazing specials.

“Austin has the personality of his Dad and loves making people happy by sharing his love of food. He is excited for this new challenge and can’t wait to meet everyone and hear more wonderful stories of his Dad,” states his mother.

Austin lives in Bloomington and he and his fiancé, Moriah, are planning a July 2025 wedding. DCC will still be ran out of the Railside Golf Course kitchen in Gibson City where we have ben for the past several years. Stay tuned for more exciting announcements. With a fulltime Chef/Manager, the possibilities are endless ways we can serve this area!

Warmly,
Adam & Kristy Elder
Owners of Drummer Creek Catering
Gibson City, IL

08/06/2024

We have garnered help for this one so allotted for 60 pans of meat. We are about half way. If the link is live, order away!

***Link will shut off when we hit our max limit. So if you are seeing this, order away!*** Pick-Up: Saturday Aug. 31st 2024 Railside Golf Course 120 W 19th St. Gibson City IL Comes fresh but in freezer ready container! Please select your order from below. Just leave blank any meats you do not wish t...

08/04/2024

Please Share!
LABOR DAY WEEKEND MEAT SALE! Chopped Chicken, Pulled Pork, & Italian Beef

It has been way too long since we have had a meat sale! This one is just in time for Labor Day Weekend. Pick-up will be Saturday,
Aug. 31st from 10am-4pm at Railside Golf Course 120 W 19th St in Gibson City. (Text me if we need to make other arrangements for pick-up).

We are going to do Chopped Chicken, Pulled Pork, and Italian Beef! Click the link to order. Venmo, Cash, or check accepted. Tax included. Pay at time of pick-up.
We will take down the link when spots are filled so as long as you get in, order away!

***Link will shut off when we hit our max limit. So if you are seeing this, order away!*** Pick-Up: Saturday Aug. 31st 2024 Railside Golf Course 120 W 19th St. Gibson City IL Comes fresh but in freezer ready container! Please select your order from below. Just leave blank any meats you do not wish t...

01/10/2024

Contact us for more information about hosting your next event with us at The Cadillac

12/29/2023

DCC will be catering this event and trust me…..the menu selected will not disappoint! Reach out to the JRB team for tickets.

Kruse Event Center

09/29/2023

If you are hitting up the concert tonight…..come hungry. Pulled Pork and Italian Beef Sandwiches. Pulled Pork Nachos!

09/22/2023

Update 9/23/23: I will accommodate anyone who would like a pan of Italian Beef for next week. Just comment here or send me a PM.
Thanks!

Update: these 8 pan have been spoken for but I am making more next week. If you want to be on that list leave a msg here. I will only have room for another 8 pans. I will remove when those are spoken for.

Made Italian Beef for an event and we have 8 extra pans (just feel like I need to utilize the entire smoker if I’m firing it up). These pans are 8 # each and will make approx 30 sandwiches. Can be reheated or frozen rt in this pan. Or separated. I will sell for the price we do our meat sales at which is $85/pan.

This is a Sirloin Tip Roast that we smoke on hickory wood for several hrs and then finish it off in the slow roasters. If you haven’t had the opportunity to try it, you will not be disappointed.

Comment below or PM me if you want one. We can work out pick up over the next couple of days. Cash, Venmo, or Check.

Smoke on!
Adam

09/20/2023

Check out these events! DCC will be there selling Sandwiches and Nachos. See you there!

Our GRAND OPENING is less than two weeks away! Tickets are available for all our shows at www.thecadillacevents.com! We have another announcement coming out tomorrow morning!

▶️ All shows are standing room only, with limited seating available (unless otherwise noted).
▶️ Drummer Creek Catering will be on-site with food options.
▶️ Parking is plentiful (and FREE) throughout Downtown Paxton (street parking); we will have a parking map on our website soon!
▶️ Tickets will be available at the doors, but tickets for all shows will increase in price on the day of the show. So get yours in advance and save!

09/12/2023

Hello DCC Friends! We have teamed up with The Cadillac for their first few events providing food to concertgoers. Join us for their Grand Opening on Sept. 29th to see Chris Cagle!!

We will be ready to serve food at 6 when the doors open. The concert starts at 8. Come grab a sandwich and a drink at their bar beforehand.

Menu TBD but feel free to throw out some suggestions! Visit https://www.thecadillacevents.com/ to buy your tickets.

06/29/2023

Always a privilege working with the Ford County Fair Committee and being a sponsor. That Committee puts in endless hours to make this fair possible. Hats off to you all as well as the other sponsors!
Adam & Kristy

The fair wouldn't be possible without the support of our sponsors. They help keep us growing. Be sure to thank them when you see them.

12/10/2022

Extra Pulled Pork: Dec. 14th

Did you miss the Dec. sign up a few weeks ago? Now is your chance!

We will have extra pulled pork available for this Wed. Dec. 14th pick up. We have opened back up the sign up sheet. Sorry, we are still maxed out on the chicken.

We will shut off the link again when our extras are filled.

Click here to order.
https://forms.gle/8xXmPnPY1Lybu2TPA

11/27/2022

Update: 12.10.22: Opening sign up sheet back up. We will have extra pulled pork. Click the link to order!!

Dec. 2022 Meat Sale is going on now. Pickup is Wed. Dec. 14th from 5-7 at Railside 120 W 19th St Gibson City.

Click the link to order: https://forms.gle/6rX1Ey2kmphp44Ky6
Pulled Pork, Chopped Chicken, and Beef Brisket. Comes packaged in freezer/oven ready pan with 8 # of your selected meat.

Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Thank you all!
Adam & Kristy Elder
217-781-2443

09/29/2022

Our October Meat Sale is right around the corner. . Pick up is Wednesday, October 19th from 5-7 pm at Railside 120 W 19th St Gibson City.

This time we will feature Smoked Pulled Pork and Smoked Italian Beef. (See order form for more details)

ORDER HERE https://forms.gle/M2y9knLHW6X27QM9A

Cash, check, or Venmo accepted the date of pick up.

We tried something new last time in offering vacuum sealing for an extra charge.......... We have to go back to the drawing board on that one. Several hrs. were spent sealing up all of the meat. I promised my kids I would look at a more efficient way to offer this service :) So in the meantime, it is back to the normal 8 # foil pan. You can eat it right away, freeze it in that pan, or split it up into smaller portions and freeze it.

8 lbs will get you 32 servings (1/4 lb ea.)

As always, we certainly appreciate your business. Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions.

Warmly,
Adam & Kristy 217-781-2443

ORDER HERE https://forms.gle/M2y9knLHW6X27QM9A

07/27/2022

Hello DCC friends! It is that time again. Below is the link to our August meat sale. Pulled Pork and Chopped Chicken this time around! August 10th.

ORDER HERE
https://forms.gle/ytMKttbahT1uyj6J7

A couple notes......

1) Chicken is still outrageously high. DCC is paying 30-40% more for chicken than we were one year ago. The last couple of meat sales with chicken we just ate all of the increase hoping it would stable out. Unfortunately, that has not happened yet. We raised the price of chicken by $7 per pan. Our hope is that this is temporary.

2) If you are one of those people that likes to repackage your meat to individual bags and freeze it, we are offering that service for you if you desire. For $12 per pan, we will package your meat up in 8 individual commercial grade vacuum sealed bags and print the name of the meat and date it was cooked right on the bag. All you have to do is throw it in the freezer. If $12 is worth your time in having us do this for you, there will be a selection at the end to indicate this.

Lastly....we can't say enough how much we appreciate the support we get from Gibson City and the surrounding communities. We are truly blessed to have such a great following.

Warmly,
Adam & Kristy Elder
217-781-2443

ORDER HERE
https://forms.gle/ytMKttbahT1uyj6J7