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FOODINRIGA.COM IS DEAD

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

foodinriga.com 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...

THE FOODINRIGA GUIDE TO GROCERY STORES

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.

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

foodinriga.com 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…

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

MAKARONS

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

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

foodinriga.com 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...

HAČAPURI

Foodinriga goes Georgian!

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

foodinriga.com 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…

STREET FRIES KITCHEN

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

foodinriga.com 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...

TAVS BANH MI

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

foodinriga.com 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...

THAI SPICE FUSION

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

foodinriga.com 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...

FRESKO

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

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

foodinriga.com 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...

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!

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AN ASIAN TRIAD

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!

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

RE: ONLINE PRESENCE

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

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

MISTERS PANDA

From s**t to hit - the incredible evolution of Misters Panda!

www.foodinriga.com What does the Monarch butterfly and a restaurant on Pulkveža Brieža iela
have in common?

FAZENDA

The review that actually wasn't going to happen...

www.foodinriga.com Although the number of reviews on Foodinriga.com is approaching 70, I must
have been to at least...

FOOD & MORE

Worst eatery of 2016 already in March? Quite likely.

www.foodinriga.com What's up with this town and its obsession with ”... & More”? There is Sky
& More, Muffins & More, Wool & More...

SLĀVU

Some of the best dishes to ever be removed from a menu. Read this heavy-hearted review of Russian restaurant Slāvu!

www.foodinriga.com You probably know, or maybe you don't, that my reviews are mostly founded
on at least a couple of visits...

Dear Foodinriga readers, I suggest you also follow Foodinriga on Instagram ("Foodinriga", simply). More action there. Also, there are no annoying Facebook algorithms to hide my updates if you don't click like, comment or share my posts.

PICAS MEISTARS

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/picasmeistars Foodinriga.com has been updated!

www.foodinriga.com Words were fluttering about in the air, like lovesick butterflies on an
early summer morning...

F***S AND BRAINS

It's Friday night and there's a new Foodinriga article! Despite the title, I'm not drunk and bitter. Check it out and see for yourself!

www.foodinriga.com My [email protected] inbox is a very quiet place. The same goes for
the comments section...

Foodinriga.com

Help needed! Can anyone suggest me a silent café? I've been going to a million cafés in Riga over the last years, since I want the café environment but where I could focus on a book, but they are all so noisy with music et al.

GO! NOODLE BAR

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/gonoodlebar Foodinriga.com has been updated!

www.foodinriga.com Not only do I cook, eat and write about food, I also read a lot. Recently,
I came across a piece...

VAIRAK SAULES

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/vairaksaules Foodinriga.com has been updated!

www.foodinriga.com Multi-instrumentalist Mike Mills, bass player for R.E.M., once said in an
interview...

SINGH'S

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/singhs Foodinriga.com has been updated!

www.foodinriga.com When starting to prepare for this review, the first thing that hit me was
just how many...

INDIAN RAJA

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/indianraja Foodinriga.com has been updated!

www.foodinriga.com ”An explosion of color as much as of flavor” would perhaps be the most
obvious observation regarding Indian cuisine...

B BURGERS

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/bburgers Foodinriga.com has been updated!

www.foodinriga.com Something I really cannot take much of nowadays are these little daily
nuisances which can kill even the best of moods...

SVEIKS, ŠVEJK!

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/sveikssvejk Foodinriga.com has been updated!

www.foodinriga.com Sveiks, Švejk!... The kind of play with rhymes that would make even a
kindergartener blush. Reminds me of...

WHY YOU EAT THE WAY YOU DO

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/whyyoueatthewayyoudo Foodinriga.com has been updated!

www.foodinriga.com You might think that how and what you choose to eat is more or less
determined by hunger...

THAI STATION

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/thaistation Foodinriga.com has been updated!

www.foodinriga.com Having been passionate about Thai food for almost 20 years, and an equally
passionate amateur Thai cook for nearly as long...

ANDALŪZIJAS SUNS

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/andaluzijassuns Foodinriga.com has been updated!

www.foodinriga.com The Dogs of Riga is the title of a detective novel written by Swedish
novelist Henning Mankell, and judging by the title...

TAJ MAHAL

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/tajmahal Foodinriga.com has been updated!

www.foodinriga.com After 18 months of running Foodinriga.com, my jaw hurts from repeatedly
hitting the ground...

TGI FRIDAYS

Feels great to write a rave review for a change!

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

foodinriga.com You know how people who ”know” stuff always scoff at others for going only to the most well-known restaurants...

TGI FRIDAYS

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/tgifridays Foodinriga.com has been updated!

www.foodinriga.com You know how people who ”know” stuff always scoff at others for going only
to the most well-known restaurants...

WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS 2015

http://www.foodinriga.com/reviews/50bestrestaurants

foodinriga.com The other day, Restaurant magazine announced its list of the 50 best restaurants in the world...

Since I'm at heart a real attention hoe, I'm reminding y'all that I'm also on Instagram! is where the fun's at.