Food

Gostišče pri Žerjavu – Kranjska Gora (Slovenia) Summary It’s an old fashioned house run by a family, tourists and locals alike come here. The backstory The venue A traditionally decorated house. The team The family is the… 03.04.2015 Stockpot- Riga (Latvia) Summary A great bistro in an up and coming neighborhood. Stockpot stayed good and inexpensive despite the surrounding changes. I say yes to this restaurant. The backstory It’s Sig, the… 02.04.2015 Boulangerie – Liepaja Summary It’s a trendy spot, my local guide thought it was a bit too international hipster, for my part, I had a good breakfast for 7 euros, and it filled… 02.04.2015 Sauna House Cīruļi – Dobele (Latvia) Summary Some of the pictures were taken on a rainy day (it rained a crazy amount that fall!), so it doesn’t really give justice to the bucolic character of the… 19.03.2015 Jelgava’s Palace- Jelgava (Latvia) Summary It’s Rastrelli, the Italian architect, who also built Saint Petersbourg winter palace, that built this one in the 18th century. Today, the palace houses the University of Agriculture, but… 19.03.2015 Putelkrogs – Tervete (Latvia) Summary It’s a well-known inn/restaurant 26 km away from Jelgava, in the direction of Tervete Park, a solid spot. The backstory The venue The building dates back to 1933, and… 14.03.2015 Hercogs- Jegalva (Latvia) Summary It’s the good fine dining restaurant in Jelgava, open since 2009 by chef Andris Rumitis. The backstory The venue The place is a bit off putting at first, both… 08.03.2015 VEF District- (Latvia) Summary VEF is an old transistor and car factory, a big industrial complex created in 1919, called  « Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika » (the State’s electrotechnical company) since then it’s become an art… 08.03.2015 Andrejosta – Riga (Latvia) Summary It’s the marina, you go there to go for a stroll by the water, to enjoy the restaurants, clubs, or bars like the hip and snobby Aqua Luna mentioned… 04.03.2015 Alus Krodzins-Jurmala (Latvia) Summary A nice little restaurant making traditional food; the main pedestrian street was full of restaurants and cafés, so there were a lot of tourists, hence why we were so… 04.03.2015 Kemeri National Park (Latvia) Summary It was established as a national park in 1997 in order to protect its nature, but also for its mineral water springs, as well as its therapeutic mud. It’s… 04.03.2015 Valguma Pausale-Smarde (Latvia) Summary It’s a coup de coeur because I thought that the food was really excellent, which wasn’t always the case on this journey when it came to finding average/ fine dining food,… 24.02.2015