Famous SoCal chef dies in shocking car crash ^73.3%

California Post - By Pierce Sharpe - 4/8/2026, 11:15 PM

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A beloved Orange County chef was killed in a shocking crash in Dana Point, officials said — leaving behind a grieving family and a coastal dining scene he helped shape. Rainer Schwarz, 59, the co-owner and executive chef behind Laguna Beach hotspots Driftwood Kitchen and The Deck on Laguna Beach, was pronounced dead at the scene Monday... more