Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway

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Posted by Ed Levine, March 20, 2008 at 11:45 AM

We at Serious Eats love all the food traditions associated with Easter, but we must admit there is a special place in our hearts and in our stomachs for chocolate easter eggs.

So we have undertaken an extensive search for great chocolate easter eggs, and we have found some at John & Kira's, an artisanal chocolate-maker from the Philadelphia area. I have been writing about and eating their terrific chocolates for years now, and I know how much love and care goes into every piece of chocolate they make. So we're excited that John Doyle today has graciously consented to letting us give away a box of 36 hand-decorated chocolate Easter eggs filled with delicious 64 percent Valrhona dark chocolate ganache.

To enter to win, just tell us here in the Comments section what your favorite Easter or Passover food is. One winner will be chosen at random today, and the winners' eggs should arrive in time for Easter. And if you don't happen to win today, you can always order chocolate this week from John & Kira's and receive a 10 percent discount by using the promotional code serious1.

The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply. Comments will remain open until noon ET tomorrow (March 21, 2008).

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hard boiled eggs!

Littlebluesiren at 11:51AM on 03/20/08

Hard-cooked eggs. Followed closely by Valrhona dark choc eggs... ;-)

LoCo at 11:54AM on 03/20/08

Foil wrapped chocolate Easter eggs, preferably with crisped rice!

pupilindenial at 11:55AM on 03/20/08

Bread pudding with bourbon sauce.

Milly at 11:55AM on 03/20/08

Anything with CHOCOLATE!

bongeezer at 12:01PM on 03/20/08

Matzo buttercrunch is wicked good.

karen r at 12:04PM on 03/20/08

A rich breakfast bread made with lots of eggs and butter - brioche or pannetone.

doglover at 12:05PM on 03/20/08

Oh, I hould have said - rabbit. That's what I'me serving for Easter dinner. I'm a bad girl.

doglover at 12:06PM on 03/20/08

Cadbury mini-eggs and a Ham dinner.

mnsteph at 12:12PM on 03/20/08

cabury creme eggs and spiral sliced ham

monmon16 at 12:13PM on 03/20/08

peanut butter filled chocolate eggs and jelly beans!

earlybirdkate at 12:15PM on 03/20/08

peeps.

iluvbacon at 12:15PM on 03/20/08

Easter bread my Grandmother used to make

djgroz at 12:15PM on 03/20/08

Deviled eggs and ham!!!!! MMMMMMM

ksbald2 at 12:15PM on 03/20/08

Ham with my grandma's raisin sauce. I have ni idea what's inthat stuff, and I'm pretty sure I don't want to, but every Easter I miss it. Along with her wilted lettuce salad - horrible name, tasty salad.

Now that I think about it, both recipes are probably in the Better Homes cookbook - that's where I found the rest of my secret family recipes.

cyberroo at 12:16PM on 03/20/08

An Easter Tradition for us, omelettes w/ ham for breakfast, lots of easter chocolates for snacks and a delicious ham, raisin and marshmallow glaze and more chocolates!

lms4545 at 12:19PM on 03/20/08

Pineapple ham.

DePro at 12:21PM on 03/20/08

Cake in the shape of a lamb.

blondiebrownie at 12:22PM on 03/20/08

ham

MajaMeza79 at 12:22PM on 03/20/08

What else but deviled eggs? We make dozens of them in different flavors, for when guests come over. I actually prefer them very traditional, with just a sprinkling of paprika on top.

lorelei76 at 12:24PM on 03/20/08

Lamb Butter

kcook84 at 12:27PM on 03/20/08

Egg salad

foodhuntress at 12:30PM on 03/20/08

My mom makes a pretty mean carrot cake.

cdsamford at 12:30PM on 03/20/08

matzoh with nutella :)

annlikesart at 12:35PM on 03/20/08

hard boiled eggs

charmon at 12:36PM on 03/20/08

Marshmallow eggs from Sees Candy!

ShelleyJ at 12:37PM on 03/20/08

Non-Candy: hard-boiled eggs
Candy: Cadbury Malted chocolate robin eggs

dbaxgirl51 at 12:39PM on 03/20/08

The chocolates made by Mr. Hoffman, who had his own chocolate making enterprise in Buffalo, NY, and was a member of my Dad's church (Dad was the minister). I believe he went with chocolate crosses instead of bunnies though... still, they smelled better than almost all chocolate since.

mschubert at 12:44PM on 03/20/08

chocolate!

ThatGirl153 at 12:46PM on 03/20/08

Cadbury eggs

deedleweedle at 12:47PM on 03/20/08

chocolate covered matzoh

gervitsd at 12:50PM on 03/20/08

cadbury cream eggs

missmicker at 12:52PM on 03/20/08

Ham.

herrinfamily at 12:54PM on 03/20/08

ham mmh

rosidentevil at 12:54PM on 03/20/08

My mom's "gourmet potatoes" with cheddar cheese, sour cream, scallions.. yum!

elizabeth786 at 12:58PM on 03/20/08

Quiche and smoked salmon on a bagel for Brunch!

meadow at 12:59PM on 03/20/08

HAM HAM HAM

fangirl at 12:59PM on 03/20/08

Most definitely matzoh with salted butter!

JeffsInTheKitchen at 1:01PM on 03/20/08

ham.... ham!

dewer421 at 1:01PM on 03/20/08

Wine & chocolate, same as non-easter.

wookie at 1:03PM on 03/20/08

oooo, i love matzo ball soup!

samanthapayntr at 1:04PM on 03/20/08

All things chocolate.

michellelikestoeat at 1:05PM on 03/20/08

i'm in love with Peeps!

anniehall4000 at 1:05PM on 03/20/08

Spring veggies!

onalark at 1:05PM on 03/20/08

It's still roast pork!

bitchincamero at 1:08PM on 03/20/08

Ham

louiseb130 at 1:11PM on 03/20/08

Dark chocolate covered matzo.

jojonanahuhu at 1:11PM on 03/20/08

matzo, matzo, and more matzo!

puppymomma at 1:13PM on 03/20/08

peeps

rodeogranny at 1:14PM on 03/20/08

everything matzo!

raspberryberet at 1:16PM on 03/20/08

fried matza with jelly or cinn/sugar for breakfast.

peggywm at 1:16PM on 03/20/08

ham and scalloped potatoes

tsegada at 1:17PM on 03/20/08

Oh, I almost forgot my aunt's lamb-shaped cake (as close as I get to eating lamb as a vegetarian)!

Lorena at 1:21PM on 03/20/08

Cocoa peeps. A taste sensation!

Mizbee at 1:22PM on 03/20/08

challah

zekks at 1:22PM on 03/20/08

soft boiled eggs

gordita88 at 1:27PM on 03/20/08

Devilled Eggs.

mmiller at 1:35PM on 03/20/08

Ham dinner with Peeps as appetizers

mcnerd at 1:37PM on 03/20/08

chopped liver

vibrantfun at 1:37PM on 03/20/08

My favorite snack for Easter is Malted Cholocate Eggs - put them in the freezer for 30 minutes, take them out, and eat them all!!! But my favorite Easter meal is ham and potato salad...

misskd at 1:37PM on 03/20/08

A good glazed ham, preferably spiral cut.

threedogkitchen at 1:37PM on 03/20/08

Today - it's ham

pookywookyster at 1:38PM on 03/20/08

Ham and those malted chocolate eggs. Not together.

tekna at 1:44PM on 03/20/08

peeps

jeanharlow at 1:49PM on 03/20/08

Fresh baked bread straight out of the oven.

wetwoj at 1:52PM on 03/20/08

I always loved the raspberry macaroon squares from Davidson's Bakeries at Passover time.

Gwenelle at 1:53PM on 03/20/08

Cadbury creme eggs. :)

jchristinahuh at 1:54PM on 03/20/08

Sees chocolate eggs

tiffie555 at 1:54PM on 03/20/08

Hamantaschen from one side of the family, a solid chocolate bunny from the other. Equal opportunity good eats! :)

livinginlancaster at 1:56PM on 03/20/08

candy sweet potatoes

shirley26 at 1:57PM on 03/20/08

Cadbury creme eggs and potato-zucchini latkes!

amwhiteh at 1:57PM on 03/20/08

My grandma always got us a petit-four shaped like an egg, with each kid's name on it. It always made me feel so special, since it was the only time every year I got something handmade for me!

lo82070 at 1:58PM on 03/20/08

The ham - love the ham.

Peasantwench at 2:03PM on 03/20/08

dark chocolate Godiva bunny.

ekuhns at 2:11PM on 03/20/08

i love big baskeits full of candy all kinds of candy

jenny9675309 at 2:11PM on 03/20/08

Vosages bunnies

thotfulspot at 2:16PM on 03/20/08

matzoh brei with jelly!

cook eat FRET at 2:16PM on 03/20/08

homemade matzah bagels!

Natalie at 2:19PM on 03/20/08

deviled eggs

kevlney at 2:20PM on 03/20/08

matzah ball soup

feep at 2:21PM on 03/20/08

baked ham--especially the leftovers

Suekey at 2:24PM on 03/20/08

nissue - sweet braided bread with cardamom

maialisa at 2:24PM on 03/20/08

chocolate eggs!

rockymountainmarta at 2:25PM on 03/20/08

Still paska bread. Mmmmm.

ellcee at 2:27PM on 03/20/08

Cadbury creme eggs! And a close second would be good old, non-gourmet jelly beans.

painterjane at 2:29PM on 03/20/08

Stale Peeps!!! Mmmmmmm

jenjw4 at 2:30PM on 03/20/08

ham

cannatar at 2:36PM on 03/20/08

My mom always cooked the meals and I still remember the taste. What I truly loved about Easter was that my mom would always make our baskets...and I mean she went all around finding what we liked in toys, candy, etc. and then she would hide them in the house to find. Doing personal things like that on the holidays was always a special treat. ;-) Thanks and Happy Easter. God Bless ^A^

ccarolyn at 2:39PM on 03/20/08

Lamb or ham and scalloped potatoes.

schnitzel at 2:40PM on 03/20/08

Kielbasa, and chocolate, and colored eggs (oh my!)

ScienceandtheCity at 2:41PM on 03/20/08

Feta cheese latkas

missdeb1 at 2:43PM on 03/20/08

Ham and homemade noodles

cjnedrow at 2:44PM on 03/20/08

jelly beans!

daisy at 2:44PM on 03/20/08

parsley and salt water... not. Easter food totally trumps Passover. Bring on the ham!

piepie at 2:45PM on 03/20/08

Roasted asparagus.

KarynMC at 2:46PM on 03/20/08

Ham on high.

Freddie at 2:46PM on 03/20/08

Jelly beans

slb3334 at 2:47PM on 03/20/08

peeps

starsmom at 2:48PM on 03/20/08

Mom's famous homemade potato salad :)

freakdujour at 2:49PM on 03/20/08

carrot cake!

elderberry44 at 2:53PM on 03/20/08

I love Schiacciata alla Fiorentina.

AdriBarr at 2:57PM on 03/20/08

See's chocolate eggs. w00t.

AndreSala at 2:58PM on 03/20/08

I'll go with Cherry Marshmallow Twists (yeah! passover!)

Emmi24g at 2:59PM on 03/20/08

Ham

salty at 3:00PM on 03/20/08

I am in love with peanut butter eggs!

vmkids at 3:00PM on 03/20/08

I have a sudden craving for a Reese's peanut butter egg, but I normally go for rich, smooth, dark chocolate. Thanks for the offer!

geekbearinggifts at 3:01PM on 03/20/08

I love chocolate!

myntric at 3:01PM on 03/20/08

Nestle Crunch Nest Eggs. Mmm...

serapharia at 3:05PM on 03/20/08

I've said it before, I'll say it again, Matzah Crunch.

Produce Addict at 3:06PM on 03/20/08

I love to spend time decorating our hard boiled eggs...but they don't look nearly as nice as these chocolate eggs!

skalobster11 at 3:07PM on 03/20/08

Challah bread with butter and a tall glass of cold milk

nsord44 at 3:08PM on 03/20/08

How about Matzah Brei with strawberry jam? Wonderful treat.. Now I need my easter eggs!

yanasbubby at 3:08PM on 03/20/08

My favorite Easter treat is peanut butter eggs

shelly1212 at 3:09PM on 03/20/08

Challah bread with lots of butter drizzling down the sides with a cup of hot lemon tea and honey!

irish51 at 3:10PM on 03/20/08

Ham and deviled eggs

utahups at 3:11PM on 03/20/08

Chocolate bunny ears!

artmarcia at 3:12PM on 03/20/08

Babka.

AsTheNight at 3:16PM on 03/20/08

Oh, I love those little malted chocolate robin's eggs! They're little and cute and just full of malty chocolate goodness.

xaocfrau at 3:20PM on 03/20/08

I love the whole dinner, from freshly cooked smoked ham, to a side of potatoes, asparagus, and a chocolate dessert.

But if pushed, I will admit that I adore the Cadbury's creame eggs & the Caramel eggs. Yum!

kimj01 at 3:20PM on 03/20/08

The entire ham dinner

abfantom at 3:21PM on 03/20/08

Chocolate candy, followed by the big dinners!!

diesel51 at 3:28PM on 03/20/08

My favorite easter food is baked ham (dinner) :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!

MoonMaiden at 3:28PM on 03/20/08

quiche

palmsey at 3:29PM on 03/20/08

Roasted Leg of Lamb, roasted potatoes & gravy , grated beets with sour cream.

Carole two at 3:30PM on 03/20/08

Cadbury eggs

kmg365 at 3:32PM on 03/20/08

lamblamblamb!

looloopoopie at 3:34PM on 03/20/08

Hot cross buns. Oh, and chocolate is good anytime!

dreamsicle at 3:34PM on 03/20/08

I make the best Hot Cross Buns on Easter morning...yum -- thanks for sponsoring this contest!

mkc5875mom at 3:36PM on 03/20/08

deviled eggs

jknepfle at 3:36PM on 03/20/08

Ham......Yum

shawn at 3:42PM on 03/20/08

TURKEY, HAM, BISCUITS AND GRAVY AND BROCCOLI

licata at 3:43PM on 03/20/08

Malted candy eggs!

OneWallKitchen at 3:50PM on 03/20/08

As a Tennessee gal, I'm going to go with ham, biscuits, and greens.

scaevola at 3:50PM on 03/20/08

i like haroset

agordon10 at 3:52PM on 03/20/08

I'm with jenjw4 -- stale Peeps like Mom used to make. She poked holes in the package at least a week before Easter to let them "ripen". And the ham and butter sandwiches Dad would make for late munchies. Sure, we had ham for the main festivities, but the sandwiches, on Saint Joseph's bread with butter, oh baby!

haneway at 3:52PM on 03/20/08

Love the ham.

cgeo2000 at 3:52PM on 03/20/08

My hubby's deviled eggs are to die for!

ladypawnbroker at 3:54PM on 03/20/08

love the ham and sweet potatoes

cindyb at 3:56PM on 03/20/08

Ham for me too!

Kimby at 3:58PM on 03/20/08

peeps

foodinmouth at 3:58PM on 03/20/08

Tsoureki, the Greek Easter brioche that typically envelopes a red egg.

Susquehanna at 4:00PM on 03/20/08

meat and chocolate. not together of course.

Na at 4:00PM on 03/20/08

My mom's cheesecake!

mvawter at 4:04PM on 03/20/08

I love to have "albondigas", a mexican foof eaten during Easter. It is like a salmon patty, except with tuna or potato. It is delicious.

rvaldezo at 4:05PM on 03/20/08

a whole white chocolate bunny I can spend alllll day eating!

binlu at 4:21PM on 03/20/08

peeps

cord1466 at 4:27PM on 03/20/08

Those chocolate Easter eggs that you're giving away sure look like the could easily become our favorite Easter food!

jcaplus2 at 4:31PM on 03/20/08

honey baked ham

cyph0r at 4:33PM on 03/20/08

Spiral cut ham! Oh yeah - chocolate!

sweepster49 at 4:38PM on 03/20/08

My favorite easter food is CHOCOLATE BUNNY CAKE!!

berwyn at 4:38PM on 03/20/08

Yes, Matzah with butter!!

lisasav5 at 4:40PM on 03/20/08

anything with chocolate, as usual

studioandy at 4:44PM on 03/20/08

My mother's flourless orange sponge cake.

JudyH at 4:46PM on 03/20/08

Hash brown casserole is an Easter Dinner must have - yummy!

susitravl at 5:02PM on 03/20/08

Dark Chocolate Cadbury Mini Eggs

kj415 at 5:03PM on 03/20/08

Glazed ham

saturdaynightfever at 5:06PM on 03/20/08

Ham It IS

tjfirth at 5:07PM on 03/20/08

Still Reese eggs!

bosslady2898 at 5:09PM on 03/20/08

It used to be Peeps, but now they're available virtually year-round. I have to go with another trashy option - Cadbury Creme Eggs, of course!

spoodles at 5:22PM on 03/20/08

Thanks for this yummy giveaway. I love baked ham and chocolate covered coconut eggs. Thanks again and Happy Holiday.

peg42 at 5:31PM on 03/20/08

BAKED HAM, SWEET POTATO, SLAW, BROCCOLI
AND CHOLATE EGGS FOR DESSERT!

fats82439 at 5:41PM on 03/20/08

I love the Country Ham.

ksh123 at 5:42PM on 03/20/08

Reese's peanut butter eggs

enajk at 5:44PM on 03/20/08

Chocolate easter bunnies

nancy1 at 6:02PM on 03/20/08

Ham and chocolate

idahodad7 at 6:05PM on 03/20/08

My favorite Easter food is a traditional Czechoslovakian pastry. It is called kolach - a rolled dough with different fillings that when cut looks like a pinwheel. Delicious. I usually make it with my older brother over this holiday. Thanks for the opportunity.

elsmarlouamrman at 6:10PM on 03/20/08

A leg of lamb, butterflied, cooked slowly on the grill, with olive oil, rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper, as the Greeks did for me in the Pláka in Athens many years ago at Greek Easter, is at the top of my list.

maningrida at 6:10PM on 03/20/08

REESES PEANUT BUTTER EGGS HANDS DOWN

pcbdolphins at 6:13PM on 03/20/08

When I was young my Italian neighbor lady used to make this really delicious bread she called Easter Bread. Man I miss that. But now that I'm older I love my boyfriends ham with brown sugar glaze. YUM

elliej at 6:17PM on 03/20/08

I love hard boiled eggs.

annemarie56 at 6:21PM on 03/20/08

Devilled eggs

kwils at 6:26PM on 03/20/08

Spiral sliced ham!

tlcfromtn at 6:30PM on 03/20/08

Kugel...warm and rich.

seriouslysimple at 6:36PM on 03/20/08

ham

MCJunkie at 6:45PM on 03/20/08

love those chocolate bunnies

migrator at 6:48PM on 03/20/08

Honey baked ham!

ch121 at 7:02PM on 03/20/08

milk chocolate!

ratgirl1204 at 7:07PM on 03/20/08

matzo brei!

cybercita at 7:09PM on 03/20/08

chocolate eggs

rffoodie at 7:10PM on 03/20/08

cadbury eggs

carusoc at 7:12PM on 03/20/08

Beef Brisket

lvfordguy at 7:14PM on 03/20/08

I would have to say ham, eggs and chocolate-definitely!

lorrij7 at 7:15PM on 03/20/08

Latkes, latkes, latkes.
with applesauce, of course.

jazzinx at 7:18PM on 03/20/08

Goodness, when I was a child, my favorite was probably the malted milk/chocolate easter eggs, like by whoppers. However, over the last 20 years my children and I have a tradition of making Resurrection Rolls for breakfast. So I would have to say that is our absolute favorite now...but we still LOVE chocolate.

Thank you for this wonderful opportunity and blessings to you.

julianne530 at 7:19PM on 03/20/08

I like Ham for Easter dinner.

forkmtn at 7:19PM on 03/20/08

Devilled eggs.

mizchild at 7:31PM on 03/20/08

pickled eggs and ham! *YUM*

jesika252 at 7:38PM on 03/20/08

lamb

cmckenna at 7:38PM on 03/20/08

Stale peeps, preferably chicks in yellow.

pickleberries at 7:46PM on 03/20/08

chocolate. chocolate is a food, right?

chromiumman at 7:49PM on 03/20/08

cadbury eggs

thecarol at 7:55PM on 03/20/08

Chocolate bunnies and eggs, Must eat the ears off first!

pawnbiering at 7:56PM on 03/20/08

jelly beans

rhuzzar at 7:58PM on 03/20/08

Charoset

SEFB9118 at 8:01PM on 03/20/08

chocolate

Marilyn at 8:11PM on 03/20/08

eggs

llinda29 at 8:27PM on 03/20/08

Ham....

denyse at 8:28PM on 03/20/08

ham

redron at 8:30PM on 03/20/08

Italian Easter bread - Spianata. Yum.

bondolce at 8:32PM on 03/20/08

Easter dinner must be ham.

Aisling at 8:37PM on 03/20/08

Love salty ham!

mousitch at 8:48PM on 03/20/08

Carrot Cake

ericaann22 at 8:57PM on 03/20/08

Chocolate peanut butter eggs!

nesta67 at 9:01PM on 03/20/08

Without question Cadbury eggs.

yellowlabs at 9:02PM on 03/20/08

Okay, today it's scalloped potatoes. Yum!

BigGUM at 9:06PM on 03/20/08

i like the cadbury eggs

spliffster at 9:07PM on 03/20/08

I love ham and au gratin potatoes!

blueviolet at 9:10PM on 03/20/08

Cadbury caramel eggs!

Dinosmile at 9:10PM on 03/20/08

Peeps for me.

donnak4 at 9:11PM on 03/20/08

Peanut butter eggs

peanut1200 at 9:15PM on 03/20/08

I love ham for dinner, and peanut butter eggs are my favorite candy!

guysrose at 9:19PM on 03/20/08

My all-time favorite Easter food is paska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paska_%28bread%29), which my dad makes every year.

(and oh my gosh, this prize is awesome!)

Hestial at 9:31PM on 03/20/08

Peanut butter meltaways

inkypleez at 9:33PM on 03/20/08

I love Peeps!

cme8397 at 9:37PM on 03/20/08

L think my new favorite might just be the John & Kira dark chocolate eggs you're featuring . . .

richreis at 9:40PM on 03/20/08

My mom's charoset.

justjoan at 9:52PM on 03/20/08

HAM.

cjopperman at 9:55PM on 03/20/08

nice, creamy deviled eggs....yum!

wendiglo at 9:56PM on 03/20/08

ham

jbeckett at 10:05PM on 03/20/08

dark chocolate in any shape!

saxel at 10:05PM on 03/20/08

Kielbasa and kapusta.

daveg227 at 10:12PM on 03/20/08

ham. and caramel filled cadbury eggs.

anado at 10:12PM on 03/20/08

I'm glad I'm not the only one voting for ham, although the bread pudding with bourbon sauce sounds wickedly wonderful.

madampince61 at 10:19PM on 03/20/08

Ham!

steevee at 10:21PM on 03/20/08

chocolate bunnies

ricedream24 at 10:22PM on 03/20/08

I always look forward to my mothers Easter Ham.

EDRing at 10:24PM on 03/20/08

Honey Baked Ham

dolls123 at 10:26PM on 03/20/08

Honey-baked ham and I have to have green bean casserole. Not fancy, just yummy.

chrissy75007 at 10:30PM on 03/20/08

Hard boiled Eggs and Chocolate Bunnies.

maggie0352 at 10:31PM on 03/20/08

Ham is my favorite, but those eggs look pretty good too!!

kristelh87 at 10:42PM on 03/20/08

chocolate-covered peeps!

delaklug at 10:47PM on 03/20/08

Frog eye salad!

fast_wheels at 10:52PM on 03/20/08

I eat way too many Cadbury eggs even though I've come to the conclusion I don't actually enjoy them... it's a problem...
I love Easter dinners with my family though.

brilynn at 10:53PM on 03/20/08

Peanut butter eggs!

steflink at 10:54PM on 03/20/08

I love eating Cadbury Creme Eggs!

lisalmg at 10:55PM on 03/20/08

marshmellow peeps

cmax312 at 11:02PM on 03/20/08

green eggs and ham

bingsy at 11:12PM on 03/20/08

hot cruss buns and jelly beans

JennVozik at 11:18PM on 03/20/08

Chocolate toffee matzoh