Happy employees lead to happy customers.  At The Crane Bay Event Center, it is our mission to provide a positive work culture that we truly believe translates to a higher level of customer satisfaction. We have found that when our employees enjoy what they do, they do it well. The trick is consistently following a program that promotes and maintains good employee morale. The last blog post highlighted how we impress our customers through keeping current with culinary trends,but there’s …

The Crystal Catering team recently flew to San Francisco to research culinary trends and get a whole lot of inspiration to bring back to The Crane Bay.  Our journey continues in part two of our trip blog. A trip to San Fran without visiting Napa Valley would have been incomplete! Thankfully, Southern Wine and Spirits was kind enough to coordinate a tour and tasting of the Trinchero Winery. Afterward, a stroll around the quaint town of Calistoga and a dinner …

The Crystal Catering team places the highest priority on staying on the culinary cutting edge, setting out on some amazing adventures to research great culinary trends across the country! Identifying trendy and happening food destinations and traveling to taste and observe the dishes produced by top chefs has become an annual tradition. On the trip the expectation is inspiration, team building, continued education and downright fun! Culinary Trends-San Francisco Previous destinations include New York and Miami. This year Crystal Catering …

Food rescue is one way The Crane Bay Event Center is giving back to the community.  We’ve developed a relationship with Second Helpings to help ensure that perfectly good food doesn’t go to waste. It would be easier to just throw unneeded food away after working long hours for an event. However, we absolutely hate to see food wasted when so many children, adults and senior citizens in the Indianapolis area go hungry every day. Why waste what another needs? Our …

A refresh is always in order.  Whether it’s your home, your wardrobe or even your mindset; the coming spring calls for a fresh look or way of doing things.  An event venue like The Crane Bay is no exception! The Crane Bay is beginning the process of freshening up its look. (We pride ourselves on being oh, so trendy!  It takes work to look this good!)  The even better news?  Our guests won’t be inconvenienced during our facelift.  All of …