Celebrating the first anniversary of Beef & Leaf Cafe with a ribbon cutting Thursday, from left, Owner Laura Crucet’s son William Hamilton, her father Fernando Crucet, Owner/Executive Chef Laura Crucet, Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Director Sandy Jones and Crucet’s son Julian Hamilton, at 3801 Arkansas Ave. Suite G. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Diners gather on the patio of Beef & Leaf Cafe to celebrate the first anniversary of the eatery on Thursday at 3801 Arkansas Ave. Suite G. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Owner/Executive Chef Laura Crucet chats with diners on the patio of her Beef & Leaf Cafe during the eatery’s first anniversary celebration event Thursday on Arkansas Avenue. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Executive Chef Laura Crucet and her son William Hamilton are working in the kitchen during the first-year anniversary celebration of Beef & Leaf Cafe on Thursday at 3801 Arkansas Ave. Suite G. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

SaxAtomix members from left, Adolfo Meana on Alto Sax, Wendy Keffeler on Alto Sax, Joyce Guzik on Tenor Sax, and Paul Lewis on Baritone Sax perform background music for diners on the patio for the first anniversary celebration of the Beef & Leaf Cafe at 3801 Arkansas Ave. Suite G. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com