CHOCOLATE HEAVEN
Indulgent Easter treats full of naughtiness
FOOD AND DRINK
CHOCOLATE GALORE AT SEASON
Lainston House ’ s cookery school , Season , offers top-notch classes run by specialist chefs . Indulge to the full on 24 March , when its Easter Chocolates day includes everything you need to create perfect gifts for family and friends . Learn the art of tempering and make chocolate eggs , chocolate bars and filled truffles . The full-day course also includes lunch in the cookery school . It costs £ 195 .
01962 776088 www . exclusive . co . uk / cookery-school
PLANET-FRIENDLY CHOCOLATE
Montezuma ’ s on High Street has gluten-free chocolate available this Easter . All its Easter chocolate is packaged in fully-recyclable , compostable or biodegradable packaging . We love its Peanut Butter Mini Eggs , but if you like dark chocolate the Absolute Black made from 100 per cent cocoa is as good as it gets .
01962 840961 www . montezumas . co . uk
RETRO CHOCOLATE TREATS
Who doesn ’ t like a taste of the past ? Our go-to for retro chocolate bars is the Old Fashioned Sweetie Shop at the top of High Street . As well as stocking lots of Easter novelties , it also offers the likes of Fry ’ s Turkish Delight , a variety of Hershey bars , Baby Ruth , Caramac , Poppets and Bounty bars – just like the ones you used to fight over in the school playground .
01962 861978 www . oldfashionedsweetieshop . co . uk
EASTER AFTERNOON TEA
The Cup and Saucer offers afternoon tea delivered straight to you , with everything lovingly home-baked in Winchester . Its Easter afternoon tea includes lots of chocolate naughtiness as well as pretty china plates , cups and saucers and a teapot , which are collected back again after you ’ ve enjoyed your tea . Teas are also perfect for gifting to someone special .
07568 163941 www . thecupandsaucer . co . uk
CHOCOLATE ARTISANS
Chococo on High Street celebrates 20 years of chocolate this year and offers a really creative range of goodies , including award-winning chocolates which can be bought individually so you can put together a bespoke box of your favourites . Its Easter selection is always inventive and includes vegan-friendly oat-milk eggs , dinosaur eggs and these cute Easter bunnies pictured .
01962 658181 www . chococo . co . uk
FEEL-GOOD CHOCOLATE
Oxfam on High Street stocks Tony ’ s Chocolonely , which is made by a company committed to paying cocoa farmers fair prices for their beans . That helps them earn a living income and reduces reliance on child labour : the average cocoa farmer in Ivory Coast earns just 78 euro cents a day . The large , chunky chocolate bars include milk caramel , sea salt , milk hazelnut and honey nougat , and there ’ s a range of Easter goodies too .
01962 868945 www . oxfam . org . uk
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