Raisa’s passion for cooking started at a very young age. She recalls making pancakes at the age of five and to always helping her mother in the kitchen. Her passion continued to grow into adulthood.

After graduating from Riga Culinary College Raisa continued to dedicate her life to the preparation of food, participating in seminars and workshops held by the international chef’s association in Europe and in Moscow, training with the famous Arkady Novikov in his restaurants.