The Rum Barrel

A Taste of the Rum Bible: The Dark & Stormy

2012-02-24T09:09:00.000-08:00

We're keeping it simple and classic but no less yummy with our Rum Bible recipe this week: the Dark & Stormy.

DARK & STORMY

2 oz. dark rum
4 oz. Ginger Beer

Instrux:

Pour rum over ice in a Collins glass. Fill glass with ginger beer. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

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Our rum cake maker debuts at Food Network's SoBe Food & Wine Festival

2012-02-17T10:50:00.001-08:00

Kansas City Chef Craig Adcock creates the most delicious rum cakes, which happen to be available at The Rum Barrel. And we just got a note from him saying that he'll be at the South Beach Food & Wine Festie. Check it out!

Kansas City Chef Craig Adcock Grillin' and Chillin' at Food Network's South Beach Food & Wine Festival:
Thursday, February 23, 2012

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 14, 2012) -- Chef Craig Adcock is the first Kansas City to appear at the SoBeWFF. And he'll be bringing the heat and some sweet in a big way.

Image via ongo.com

One of a few chefs in the nation that grills the 3.5" steak over an open flame, Adcock will present his signature dish of the "Tomahawk Chop," a massive 4.5-lb. bone in rib eye cut--inspired by collaboration with the beloved and late Kansas City chef John McClure--and two 35-inch pans of paella to be prepared over a peach wood fire on the beach.

After the SOBE event, Adcock, owner of Belly Up Bar-B-Que, will have served well over 200 of the Tomahawk Chop from coast to coast over the past year.

His main SOBE entrees will be followed up with Adcock's famous dessert, Jude's Rum Cake. A mainstay of Adcock's catering business, thousands of the cakes are shipped annually nationwide. They're also sold at a dozen Kansas City restaurants, upscale grocery stores Dean & Deluca, and at Pat Croce's Rum Barrel restaurant in Key West. Adcock hopes to launch the Key West Rum Cake line later this year for cruise lines.

No stranger to celebrity catering, he recently cooked at the Playboy Golf tournament, backstage for Elton John concerts, and fired up the grills and 600 lbs. of meat at the SXSW Music Festival.

With his characteristic gleam in his eyes, Adcock jokingly refers to himself as the "only non-catering caterer" he knows.

When he's not "non-catering" for Playboy bunnies or baking rum cakes, Adcock takes an active role in community service, teaching at Culinary Cornerstones, a Kansas City based non-profit helping guide adults to stable employment.

"I need to stay true to that inner voice and be nice," Adcock says. "Hopefully, the success will follow."

Just four years ago, Adcock worked in a corporate cubicle, moonlighting on nights and weekends to feed his cooking passion. He made the life-changing decision to take his side business and passion, Belly Up Bar-B-Que, into a full time career.

"The leap was one of the best and hardest things I've ever done. Kansas City has an amazing food scene," Adcock said. "I get to share my fare locally and travel quite a bit. It's not just about the money, the journey and the experience matter. Being nice matters."

Adcock's spirit of doing things his own way is reflected by his catering style -- a blend of chef, charismatic host and sommelier.

"I get to cater my way, flying solo - sort of a modern day tapas experience of "small bites throughout the nite" from 6 p.m. until midnight," Adcock said. "A new dish comes out every 45 minutes or so."

Adcock's menus are eclectic, everything from grilled lobster tail paired with popcorn and a cool Central Coast Marsanne, Roussanne, and Viognier blend, to small plates of bagna cauda, tuna tartare, seafood, or "old skool bbq" of ribs, brisket, pork, salmon.

Given his accomplishments in such a short time, Adcock seems to be taking the fast track to celebrity chef status.

Craig Adcock can be contacted online through Belly Up Bar-B-Que and Jude's Rum Cake, via phone at 913.526.6708 or email at craig @ bellyupbbq.com

A new menu, online ordering and Philly game specials!

2012-02-13T09:37:00.000-08:00

There's a bunch of new things going on at the Rum Barrel that we had to share with you!

ORDER DELIVERY & PICK-UP ONLINE

Rum Barrel customers can now order food and some sodas online from our new menu and have it delivered or come in to pick it up. How convenient is that?! Here's where to order.

WE'VE LAUNCHED A BRAND SPANKING NEW MENU

And speaking of menus, have you seen our new one? Bet you're wondering what's new and what's no longer on it. Wonder no more!

Captain Kidd's Crock was replaced with the Chicken Artichoke Dip
The Balboa is now House Pulled Pork
We added the Cuban Burger and Asian and Tropical Ribs
We're no longer serving homemade chips; instead it'll be crinkle cut fries
We added a mac and cheese side

DRAFT & BUCKET SPECIALS FOR PHILLY GAMES

Look out for draft and bucket specials during Flyers and Sixers games for the rest of their seasons!

$2.50 Yuengling Drafts
$14 Imperial Buckets (5 per bucket on all buckets)
$16 Yuengling Light Buckets
$20 Bud Light Platinum Buckets

Heading to Pat Croce’s Rum Barrel? There’s an app for that

2012-01-31T06:35:00.000-08:00

KEY WEST, Fla. (January 31, 2012) -- Pat Croce's Rum Barrel is going the way of larger restaurant chains and making it easier for customers to enjoy its menu offerings with a new mobile application.

iPhone and Android users of the app can get directions to the Key West restaurant, view the menu, prices, and extensive collection of beers and rums with the touch of a few buttons. They can also access app-exclusive food and beverage deals and sign up for alerts on special events and offers as they happen.

"Our goal with the app was to give Rum Barrel guests the ability to plan their evening out, from who's on stage or on-screen to what's on special and what to have for dinner," said Rum Barrel general manager JC Picco.

"People come to Key West to slow down and have fun, but information can still be at their fingertips," Picco added. "Think of it as an extension of our guest experience beyond the restaurant and literally into their hands. That's a level of experience and coolness Key West rarely sees."

Designed by App Suite, The Rum Barrel app is available on iTunes for Apple devices in the Apple store and also on Android.

DOWNLOAD THE RUM BARREL APP TODAY!

Taste of the Rum Bible: Caribbean Hummer

2012-01-16T10:27:00.000-08:00

CARIBBEAN HUMMER

1 oz. Light Rum
1 oz. Dark Rum
0.5 oz Scotch
0.5 oz Pineapple Juice

Pour over ice in a Collins glass, stir and fill glass with 7-Up. As easy as pie.

One to melt your taste buds...

2011-12-23T08:41:00.000-08:00

Chef Pat Dunn whipped up two new rib creations: citrus glazed bbq ribs and Asian bbq ribs topped w/crushed roasted peanuts, both served w/fries and cole slaw. But grab them soon, they'll only be around for the holiday season! JC confessed that he'd had the Asian ribs for breakfast and they were awesome!

Pirates ahoy!

2011-12-03T07:44:00.000-08:00

It's all very last-minute and all very cool: Blackbeard's Pirate Ship and its crew will be partyin' at the Rum Barrel this evening after the parade with the boat parked out front--on Front Street. Ha!

It's a scaled down replica of Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge, complete with square rigged sails, smoking cannons and a crew of professional performers that entertain with lighthearted piratical merriment, songs, games, and some factual pirate history. How cool is that?!

Rum Barrel: Key to the Keys

2011-11-17T12:21:00.000-08:00

This week, Google Alerts shot me this video of Rum Barrel from Key to the Keys. We have it on our homepage, but it was sort of cool seeing it on Vimeo.

Rum Barrel Key West- Key to the Keys from John H on Vimeo.

Mondays Suck Less for Key West Locals at The Rum Barrel

2011-11-10T11:46:00.000-08:00

Pat Croce's Rum Barrel gives locals the ultimate hat tip with its new weekly Locals Night Out: Monday Sucks Less.

Mondays Suck Less on the Rum Barrel Quarterdeck, hosted and DJ'd by Comedy Central alum and Island 107 FM's Vinny K, features drink specials--$3 Kona Drafts and $5 Ultimat Vodka--and great music from 8 p.m. to midnight.

"Let's face it, Mondays suck. Now they just suck a little less thanks to us," said JC Picco, Rum Barrel general manager, with a chuckle.

Attendees also get a raffle ticket with each drink purchase and a chance to win a trip for two to Hamptons Summer 2012 thanks to 3rd Strike Entertainment. One lucky winner will be drawn every Monday at midnight to be a finalist to win the ultimate summer prize.

Listen to the Vinny K Show on weekday afternoons on Island 107 FM for a chance to win a Monday night bartab at The Rum Barrel.

Pomegranate Champagne Cocktail

2011-11-03T11:06:00.000-07:00

Ingredients
1 tsp. fresh pomegranate arils, optional
4 oz. Champagne
1/2 tsp. pomegranate juice
1 tsp. cassis

Directions
Place fresh pomegranate arils, if using, into a Champagne flute. Pour Champagne into flute, add pomegranate juice and cassis.