About the only person maybe as busy as Santa Claus this time of year is a plum pudding baker. Just ask Manhattan Beach resident Patti Garrity, who through the years has churned out hundreds of thou… ...

SANTA CRUZ — Steve Elb, owner of Olitas Cantina & Grille, is the entertainer, the baker and the cabinetmaker.Elb, a Santa Cruz resident by way of San Francisco, is Olitas” chef. And, on ...