EVENT: A Prima Vista - Jadise Launch

NL: Afgelopen donderdag vond de eerste editie van A Prima Vista plaats, een Italiaans netwerk event. De eerste editie vond in Hasselt plaats bracht een mix van de mediterrane keuken, muziek, lifestyle, kunst en vooral Italiaanse mode. Het hoogtepunt van de avond was wat mij betreft de lancering van het luxe handtassenmerk Jadise op de Benelux markt. 

Mijn kast zit propvol met handtassen maar de pareltjes van Jadise wisten mij meteen te bekoren. Het vakmanschap straalt meteen van deze tassen af en het unieke design maakt het plaatje compleet. Een beperkte greep uit de collectie is momenteel reeds online beschikbaar: https://www.jadise.be/collections/all. Zorg dat je er als eerste bij bent want ik voorspel dat binnenkort elke vrouw zal pronken met een Jadise handtas. 

ENG: Last Thursday the first edition of A Prima Vista took place, an Italian network event. The first edition took place in Hasselt and brought a mix of the meditaranean kitchen, music, lifestyle, art and especially Italian fashion. The highlight of the evening according to me was definitely the launch of the luxurious bag brand Jadise on the market of the Benelux.

My closet is filled with a ton of bags but the beauties of Jadise managed to capture my heart instantly. The craftsmanship of these bags is amazing and the unique designs are unbelievable. A part of the range is already available online: https://www.jadise.be/collections/all. Get your hands on them first because I predict that pretty soon every girl will be carrying around a Jadise bag. 

HOTSPOT: Poco Piu

An Italian restaurant hit town and it was about time. Since I'm from a small village, Riemst, nice places to eat are not numerous. Being a huge pasta lover myself, I anticipated the opening from "Poco Piu" with excitement.

photo credit to Sofie

The location is perfect, it's on a busy road right on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands attracting a mixture of clients. The interior is amazing; the main colours are red and black. Different sightings from Rome and quotes are wall painted. There's not lack of decorations at Poco Piu with fake trees, curtains and red lights being all over the place. The staff is young, energetic and above all very friendly and helpful.

If you want to check out their menu or book a table, go to the Poco Piu website. As you can see, the prizes are very reasonable especially for the great quality and taste. I started the evening with a glass of Prosecco, this costs € 4,85. In other restaurants you easily pay between € 5,00 and € 7,00. Some of the usual starters and bites are available at Poco Piu. We opted for the bruschettas and they were made like the real deal, with tomatoes.

Choosing my main course was a very hard thing to do. The possibilities are endless. Normally the choices for a difficult eater like me, no fish and barely any meat, are limited. Pizzas, pasta, meat and fish menus; everything is available. I eventually chose the Rustica pizza with salami, tomato, cheese, mushrooms and peppers. The pizza was quite big and super delicious.

The name from my dessert slipped my mind but again the choices were numerous. On the menu were lots of different kinds of ice creams but you could also go for something special like I did. The outside is like chocolate cake and the inside was filled with vanilla ice cream.

I will definitely return to this restaurant. I would advise it for people who want a delicious evening out and who like Italian food.