Sugar and Cream has been serving ‘comfort by the spoonful’ since Dec. 10, 2023. Courtesy/S&C
BUSINESS News:
Sugar and Cream is celebrating its first year anniversary!
The sweetly delicious eatery has been serving “comfort by the spoonful” since first opening its doors on Dec. 10, 2023 at 1789 Central Ave., in the heart of downtown Los Alamos.
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About Sugar and Cream Coffee
- Sugar and Cream Cafe coffee beans are a custom blend from Odd Box Coffee Roasters, a full spectrum specialty coffee roaster based out of Santa Fe. Providing a range of roasts from very light to very dark and everything in between, Odd Box aims to provide high quality specialty coffee that’s traceable back to the cooperative/farmer. Sugar and Cream’s unique Odd Box blend is a combination of coffees from the Lima Cooperative in Peru and Fazenda Do Cruzeiro in Brazil. The cup is well balanced with notes of chocolate and toasted nuts. Smooth and engaging, yet strong enough to hold up against cream and sugar. It’s a delightful coffee and exclusively available at Pig and Fig and Sugar and Cream.
About Sugar and Cream Gelato Italiano
- Sugar and Cream Cafe gelato comes from Villa Dolce, an Italian family owned company that produces artisan gelato and sorbetto for clients across the country. Villa Dolce gelato is made true to traditional Italian-style, delivering authentic Italian flavor with every bite.
About Owner Laura Crucet
Award-winning Chef Laura Crucet is a Texas native whose culinary career spans over 25 years and two continents. She is a graduate of the world-famous Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France, an acclaimed cooking instructor and owner of Pig + Fig Café and Beef & Leaf.
Before graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Crucet began her culinary career at Brennan’s of Houston in the late 90’s where she worked her way through the traditional brigade system at the Gulf Coast landmark Zagat calls a “peerless Creole classic.” While there, she worked on two cookbooks and was on the opening team for Commander’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.
After graduating from Le Cordon Bleu Paris in 2001 where she studied cuisine, pastry, bakery, wine and restaurant operations, Chef Crucet worked at Houston’s acclaimed Rainbow Lodge where she was nominated three times for Best Pastry Chef in Houston. During her tenure at Rainbow Lodge, Crucet assisted in the successful execution of hundreds of wine dinners, wedding receptions, banquets and special events. In 2004, she helped launch the Vic & Anthony’s steakhouse concept, and as Executive Pastry Chef, created another award-winning menu and was once again nominated for Best Pastry Chef in Houston.
Since 1998, Chef Crucet has taught hundreds of cooking classes at Sur La Table, Brennan’s and culinary schools throughout the Southwest. Most importantly, she taught classes at the Holthouse Boys and Girls Club in Houston where she volunteered with underserved inner city youth, teaching them to cook nutritious meals for themselves using limited resources.
After moving to Los Alamos, New Mexico, in 2009, Crucet decided to take a short break to spend time with her young children. Then in 2012, she joined Pajarito Brewpub and Grill where she enjoyed creating both sweet and savory dishes. In January of 2016, Crucet opened Pig + Fig Cafe in White Rock where she is combining her passion for gourmet comfort food with her love and appreciation of wine. In December 2023, she opened Sugar and Cream Cafe in the heart of Main Street Los Alamos, where she has gone back to her pastry roots and is creating comfort by the spoonful for the community in the form of coffee, pastries and gelato. In August 2024, Crucet opened Beef & Leaf Cafe where she is taking comfort food and upscaling it to a new level of dining.
Crucet and her restaurants continue to receive awards including: Best Chef in Greater New Mexico (Edible Magazine), Best Woman Owned Business (Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce), Best Restaurant in Los Alamos (Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce) and 15 Best Small Town Restaurants Across the U.S. (Travel Awaits).