AS CO-OWNER AND HEAD CHEF OF RIVIERA, JĀNIS SOKOLSKIS BRINGS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE SHAPED BY FRENCH AND ITALIAN CULINARY TRADITIONS. HIS CAREER BEGAN AFTER WORKING IN HIS FAMILY’S FISH BUSINESS, LATER TRAINING UNDER ACCLAIMED CHEFS AT LOLO PUB. HE HAS LED KITCHENS IN TOP LATVIAN RESTAURANTS, WORKED AS A PRIVATE CHEF ABROAD, AND EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO OPEN RIVIERA . JĀNIS IS KNOWN FOR HIS VIBRANT MEDITERRANEAN MENUS, LOVE OF SEASONAL PRODUCTS, AND WARM PERSONALITY. FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO BUILDING CELEBRATED RESTAURANTS, HIS JOURNEY REFLECTS CREATIVITY, DEDICATION, AND A PASSION FOR SHARING HONEST, FLAVORFUL CUISINE.

VARS KALNIŅŠ, HEAD SOMMELIER AND MANAGER AT RIVIERA, IS A SEASONED HOSPITALITY PROFESSIONAL WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. BEGINNING HIS CAREER AT THE RENOWNED OTTO SCHWARZ RESTAURANT, HE HAS SINCE BECOME A RESPECTED FIGURE IN LATVIA’S WINE SCENE. AS A WSET-CERTIFIED SOMMELIER AND BOARD MEMBER OF THE LATVIAN SOMMELIERS ASSOCIATION, HE COMBINES EXPERTISE AND PASSION TO CRAFT RIVIERA’S CELEBRATED WINE PROGRAM. HIS COMMITMENT TO QUALITY, EDUCATION, AND WARM SERVICE ENRICHES EVERY GUEST’S EXPERIENCE.