What makes us special?
The Juniper Spoon is a boutique woman-owned catering company in Central Indiana. From social functions of 30 to weddings with 300 guests, we’re comfortable serving at your location. Our garden lies just feet from our kitchen door where we grow produce from seed for your event. We support the local economy by working with Hoosier farmers who provide us with seasonal produce, high-quality meats, eggs, dairy, and much more.
Farm-to-Table Weddings
We curate some of our favorite entrées, sides, and appetizers each year into an easy-to-navigate menus. If you prefer to have a one-of-a-kind experience for your guests, we will work with you to customize a menu that reflects your style and vision.
Corporate
Our goal is to give you and your guests a professional yet unforgettable event—from an exquisite bite of food to the thoughtfulness of our staff. Let’s work together to make your event memorable and delicious.
Social Gatherings
By approaching every event with care and hospitality, we ensure that you and your guests are comfortable and nourished. Let our high-level service and expertise relieve you of the stress that can come with hosting. We want you to love your own party!
Menus for Every Occasion
We delight in transforming ingredients into mouth-watering bites. Many of our dishes began years ago when we traveled abroad, ate at a roadside dive or foraged an edible flower. New flavors and experiences inspire our daily work and fuel our creativity. Our Indiana home provides us with year-round delights that keep our menus grounded and accessible. We strive to make interesting food that is not intimidating. We believe that whole ingredients and simple preparation can live in harmony with extravagant colors, flavors and textures.
What our clients are saying
Lali and everyone from the Juniper Spoon were amazing! They catered a beautiful wedding for us with a delicious menu that everyone loved. Planning our wedding from across the country, we only communicated with Lali by email and phone and the dinner ran seamlessly. Her communication responses were always timely and she worked with us to create a custom menu…. keep reading
- Dawn JI’ve loved their catering since I moved to Crawfordsville, so it was a no-brainer to ask Lali and the Juniper Spoon crew to create our wedding cake. Not only was this cake beautiful, it tasted amazing! Thanks for creating such a lovely part of our wedding
- Bridgette DSo delicious!!! Fresh concepts, gorgeous flavor combinations! Love it.
- Morgan Meredith5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 I am so happy with the wedding meal that was catered by Lali at the Juniper Spoon – our guests loved the food, and are still raving about the pork loin with parsley shallot sauce: it was the perfect autumn meal. Lali was a pleasure to work… keep reading
- LeighI just wanted to THANK YOU all for the wonderful food! Everything we got was delicious! My favorites were the meringues and the chicken teriyaki and fried rice. Well done and anxiously awaiting to see the menu Sunday 😉 Great value · Good for parties · Creative cuisine · Experienced chefs · Professional staff
- Shannon Dulin Claycomb5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 Lali and her team at Juniper Spoon are fabulous to work with! We had a very specific theme for this event, held at the Purdue Airport. She took the theme and ran with it, suggesting creative ideas for both the decor and catering selections (Ex:Galaxy Cupcakes and… keep reading
- WendiThe Juniper Spoon is an awesome addition to the central Indiana catering scene. This business provides a true breath of fresh air when it comes to event planning, as its focus is on whole foods made by hand from proprietary recipes that provide a twist on the traditional. The Juniper Spoon is a husband-wife effort. Chef Lali Hess sees to… keep reading
- Betsy AThe Juniper Spoon is the greatest catering company of all time! My now husband and I met them at a bridal show at Hidden Hollow Farm in 2017 and had such wonderful conversation with them, we knew we wanted to book a meeting ASAP and see what they were all about! We met with Lali a few months later and… keep reading
- Melissa B.5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0 The Juniper Spoon elevated my casual fall picnic spread to an elegant level. Their staff was very willing to help in any way they could. I whole heartedly agree with how they approach sustainable farming with their business, as this is very important to us as a… keep reading
- MirandaTHEY ARE THE BEST!! The crew at Juniper Spoon were incredible at our wedding! Besides the amazing service, the food was, no joke, the best food I have ever had at a wedding or restaurant! Everything is so fresh and tasty! People are still bragging how much they ate because they just couldnt stop 🙂 Lali was so amazing with… keep reading
- Joree Shields