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 has graciously consented to letting us give away a total of four boxes of 36 hand-decorated chocolate Easter eggs filled with delicious 64 percent Valrhona... More

This week's Cook the Book is one we've mentioned before on the site—Roast Chicken and Other Stories by Simon Hopkinson. If you haven't heard of Hopkinson, chances are you aren't English; in Britain, this book was voted the most useful cookbook ever by a group of chefs, food writers, and readers. We've already featured Roast Chicken's namesake Roast Chicken recipe, so this week we'll be highlighting additional dishes each day. Monday's will be along shortly, but first ... Win 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories' And as is always the case with our weekly Cook the Book volume, we've got five (5) copies of this book to give away to our readers. Simply tell us your chicken story in the comments... More

Alaina mentioned earlier today that we'd be giving away five (5) copies of Heidi Swanson's Super Natural Cooking: Five Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Ingredients into Your Cooking. Don't let the subtitle scare you. Swanson's book is full of recipes that are good for you without sacrificing flavor. And if you're new to this style of cooking, there are primers galore throughout its pages. Anyway, if you want to win a copy of this book, let us know what food you find most healthful and pleasurable at the same time. Leave your thoughts in the comments and we'll choose five winners at random at the end of the week. You have until 9 p.m. PDT Saturday to enter. Serious... More

Earlier today, Ed mentioned that we'd be publish the details for our giveaway of Nancy Silverton's new cookbook, A Twist of the Wrist. Here they are. Just comment on this post anytime before 9 p.m. EDT Friday (April 20), telling us what your favorite jarred, canned, bagged, or boxed food is and how you incorporate it into your cooking at home. We'll then pick five winners at random from among the names in the comments. Good luck! Serious Eats contest policy »... More