Foodinriga.com

14/10/2016

After almost 3 years of running Foodinriga.com, I have now decided to lay it to rest. Read my final post for a brief goodbye.

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/foodinrigaisdead

After almost 3 years, I have decided that it's time to lay Foodinriga.com to rest. My reasons are many, but it all basically boils down to this: what used to be a fun, stimulating and rewarding project hasn't been any of these things in a long time. I've been struggling with motivation this whole ye...

11/10/2016

Foodinriga proudly presents the ultimate guide to foreign grocery stores in Riga! Read the article I wish someone else would have written when I first moved here.

I regularly receive emails from people telling me how they've had to give up their favorite style of cooking after moving to Rīga because they just can't find the proper ingredients here. I feel your pain, believe me. Upon arrival in Rīga, with all the naive elation so telling of a newcomer, I went…

29/09/2016

The owls are not what they seem. Use this handy little phrase book to decipher the lingustic abuse committed by restaurants.

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/phrasebook

02/09/2016

Someone just pulled the last straw... Foodinriga reviews Makarons restaurant.

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/makarons

Dear Makarons, I'm checking your page right now. It says ”OPEN NOW”. I'm also standing outside your restaurant. You're not OPEN NOW. The door is locked. Inside the door there is a note saying ”CLOSED”, but that information is quite redundant, since the locked door already told me that. Inst...

23/08/2016

Foodinriga goes Georgian!

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/hacapuri

Just before I started banging away on the keyboard, it hit me that although I had thought so up till that point, Hačapuri actually didn’t take my Georgian virginity. There used to be a Georgian wine place on Strēlnieku iela (now occupied by gorgeous, although over-priced café Rasols), and it really…

11/08/2016

Autumn has already come to Sweden, but that just provides a great excuse for staying indoors writing reviews. Like this one, for example.

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/streetfrieskitchen

Some favorable online reviews and ravishing hunger on my way from the airport led me to Street Fries Kitchen in Old Town. Just outside Galerija Centrs, this is a small burger/fries joint with a rather successful interior design. The white tiles covering large surfaces and the big industrial lamps he...

10/07/2016

The first Vietnamese entry into the Riga food scene is a very timid and cautious one - check out this fresh review of Tavs Banh Mi!

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/tavsbanhmi

When Riga finally gets its first Vietnamese food place, it's in the shape of a small fast food joint, aimed solely at people who want a quick bite in the middle of a busy working day. Despite this, I'm still glad that it's here. As the name suggests, Tavs Banh Mi focuses partly on the famous Vietnam...

24/06/2016

Hell hath no fury for a rubber chicken scorched - I'm almost sad for having to write such a nasty review. Almost.

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/thaispicefusion

You know how a masterful chef can turn any dish into a love letter, the tender touch of curious fingers, a loving whisper in your ear? What Thai Spice Fusion is doing to Thai cuisine is sodomizing it in a public restroom, accompanied by loud grunts and the sound of Nazareth's ”Love Hurts” through cr...

21/06/2016

Go Sweden! Foodinriga.com is back, this time with a review of Fresko, possibly your new favorite place.

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/fresko

Jag visste det! Jag jävlat visste det! There were tells: first of all, the pizza menu seemed awfully familiar. I noticed a few Mexican-inspired pizzas that I haven't seen on any pizza menu in Riga before. I also found familiar types of kebabs: a kebab plate, a kebab roll and even a kebab pizza. Turn...

10/06/2016

After what feels like half an eternity of working behind the scenes, I'm finally ready to present to you: Foodinriga.com 2.0! The website has gotten a major overhaul and new functionality which will make it a lot easier for you to find what you're looking for. Make haste and check it out!

www.foodinriga.com

12/05/2016

I know it's been a while, but don't worry - I'm still eating, thinking and writing. Here's a little 3-in-1 for you!

As a little experiment, I'm giving you a quick 3-in-1 guide to some of the
Asian places in Riga...

03/05/2016

”Send me a link.” - on the importance for restaurants of online presence.

”Send me a link.” Show of hands – how many of you haven't gotten this
reply...