Hand-made chocolates this Easter!
At this time of year, your average Woolworth's store turns into an Aladdin's cave of Easter eggs for young chocoholics everywhere.
From Pop Idols to Harry Potter, the choice of egg is astounding.
But for the more mature egg eater amongst us, why not splash out on some hand-made delicacies this year?
With great difficulty, we've picked six of the best luxury offerings to tempt the egg-lovers amongst you.
1. Rococo, 321 King's Road, SW3 (020 7352 5857). Eggs made from a 70 per cent organic dark-chocolate blend with designs hand-painted in natural colourings.
2. Charbonnel et Walker, 28 Old Bond Street, W1 (020 7491 0939);
20 Royal Exchange, EC3 (020 7283 5843). Huge range, all hand-made, from 4oz egg filled with mini eggs, £7.50, to 11.8kg Big Bertha, decorated with Victorian-style flowers, £575.
3. Bluebird Foodmarket, 350 King's Road, SW3 (020 7559 1153) Bluebird hand-made eggs from £9.99. Giant 3.5kg dark chocolate egg encased in 24-carat gold-leaf, £95. James Chocolates hand-dipped eggs from £2.99 (75gm hollow) to £37 (1kg trufflefilled egg).
4. Godiva, 247 Regent Street, W1 (020 7647 9705);
150 Fenchurch Street, EC3 (020 7632 2287) Large range from mini foil-wrapped eggs to enormous Faberge-style creations. From 55p to £250.
5. Harvey Nichols Foodmarket (Fifth Floor), Knightsbridge, SW1 (020 7201 8538) Exclusive UK outlet for chocolate eggs hand-sculpted by Catalan confectioner Enric Rovira. Prices from £19.95 to £29.95.
6. L'Artisan du Chocolat, 89 Lower Sloane Street, SW1 (020 7824 8365) Eggs in four sizes filled with nougatine or liquid caramel. Prices from £7.50 to £35.
