The Michelin-starred restaurant will raise money for Buzzetta’s medical and burial expenses on Monday, April 7. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune) When Oceanside native Gianna Buzzetta ...

Executive pastry chef for California-based restaurant Jeune et Jolie, Gianna Buzzetta, recently died on March 24, 2025, following an incident at the Makaleha Falls Trail in Hawaii the previous day.

An acclaimed pastry chef was killed by a boulder during a picturesque hike on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, officials said. Gianna Buzzetta, a 26-year-old from California, was hit by a falling ...

According to the Kauai Fire Department, the woman, later identified as Gianna Buzzetta, was hiking the Makaleha Falls Trail in Kapaa on March 23 when she was hit in the head by a falling rock.

Gianna Buzzetta, who was just 26 years old, died while on vacation in Hawaii. A Carlsbad restaurant is holding a fundraiser to help with funeral expenses.