
And you should see the Easter eggs. Jesus. Two hundred tons of petrochemicals diverted from where they belong – in the tank of my car – to puff up a chocolate egg so small that it wouldn’t stretch the birthing muscles of a wren.
Jeremy Clarkson, Sunday Times
OK, with the Hotel Chocolat Serious Dark Fix Egg you do get a little ‘extra’ packaging. But then how exactly are you to package a fragile chocolate egg-shaped item that has to survive the handling of Her Majesty’s Postal service?
Mind you it is seriously thick. Dropping this little beaut is more likely to break a toe bone than the egg itself. Rather than a thin, measly, disappointing, empty shell you do get a serious amount of dark chocolate encasing a collection of little pralines.
The Hotel Chocolat Serious Dark Fix Egg – Extra Thick Dark Chocolate Easter Egg is available now for £20.
Ahh Italy, they really do have the best of everything. Fabulous fashion, top designers, fast cars, beautiful weather and of course delicious cuisine The La Dolce Vita with Viva Italia festival, opening today in London and running until the 16th of March is a celebration of all things Italian and will give you an insight into just how inspirational Italy is.
Are you looking for a real taste of the continent this year? Do you want to broaden your culinary horizons? If so, you’ll love Destination Cooking. More people are opting to go on self catering and mobile home holidays than ever before so that they can enjoy the experience of cooking whilst on holiday. Destination Cooking is a unique experience that encourages you to embrace and cook the local ingredients and recipes of France. This means that you can step deep into the local culinary culture of the French regions, and find, catch, make, bake and cook like the locals. You never know, you may even pick up a few tips for when you get back home!
Britain’s favourite knitted chimp boldly goes where no monkey has gone before in ‘A Tale of Two Continents’, a romp through the history of tea. Monkey’s breathtaking performance takes the audience on an intriguing journey from ancient China to the modern day, right up to the Rainforest Alliance Certification of PG tips tea suppliers.
Every fancied a cooking lesson from a Michelin starred chef? On May 22nd you can enjoy the talents of Alan Murchison from L’Ortolan (one of the 

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