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John and Kendall Antonelli, those cheesemongers extraordinaire, want to make sure your annual devouring of Easter candy is an appropriately cheesy one, so they'll be guiding you, virtually, through seven cheeses and seven sweet treats in this evening of "secular, sugar-filled family fun."

This popular ghost kitchen on Burnet Rd. is offering a limited time Spring Monster Cookie: The Passion of the Peep, a half-pound stuffed sugar cookie with passionfruit curd, topped with a Peep. Note: Chicken Salad Shoppe also offers (totally cluckin' delicious) chicken-salad sandwich platters for preorder.

Especially now that 2 Dine 4's Stephen Shallcross has made good on his promise to sell plants at the venue, we can scarcely imagine a better Easter brunching spot than this verdant Eastside gem where the food's as good as the Texas sky is big and they know how to do a mimosa up right. You want a feast that starts with field greens with crispy proscuitto and burrata and caramelized figs, then moves on to a crabcake benedict or roasted lamb chops, and finishes via a warm peach crisp topped with vanilla ice cream? Of course you do: Your mama didn't raise a fool, right? But we reckon you'd best make those reservations early, friend …

We recently featured Farmhouse in these pages, because of their quality and innovation and all around community-uplifting goodness – and, in no small part, because we crave delicious meals that we can conveniently complete at home. So including them in this round-up of Easter feasts (especially since they offer the likes of Pork Medallions with Creamy Mushroom Sauce, Ravioli Primavera, Classic Chicken Pot Pie, Roasted Lemon Dill Salmon, and more) is a choice as obvious as a bunny is fluffy.

All three Quack's locations – Lady Quackenbush’s Cakery in Mueller, Quack’s 43rd Street Bakery, and Captain Quackenbush’s Coffeehouse on Menchaca – are offering a myriad of Easter goodies for a limited time, including: A six-inch carrot cake that's also a "Bunny" cake ($26.50); coconut cake filled with coconut pastry cream ($32.50); DIY Easter egg cookie kits ($15), which are, we daresay, perfect for the kiddos; six-packs of macaron Easter eggs in flavors of Earl Grey, matcha, lemon, Dreamsicle, vanilla funfetti, or raspberry; and more. But, oh! There are also complete Picnic Baskets right now, packed with sandwiches, chips, and pickles, and desserts and drinks, and plates and silverware and a blanket(!); and these totable treasures are $35 (serves two) or $70 (serves four). See website for details.

The Tiger's brought back their decadent pull-apart rolls, they've got two new quiches, and of course that house-smoked ham glazed with honey. The in-house delivery team is available to drop off your holiday provisions contactlessly, or you can swing by any of the locations for curbside pickup. Note: This year's popular Spring Cookie Tin ($25) contains four of each: Poppyseed Shortbread, Lemon Sugar, and Orange-Honey. And there's more: Check the website 'fore they run out.

Juniper will be offering brunch every Sunday (11am-3pm), and they're starting on April 4 – with a prix-fixe menu that includes fresh pastries, classic Juniper dishes, and Italian brunch items. For instance: Antipasti of Prosciutto san Danielle, montasio, fresh fruit, honey morning bun; Little Lettuce, with honey shallot vin, hardboiled eggs, and crispy bits; Potato Fricco, with whipped mascarpone, smoked salmon, capers, sliced red onion; Uncle Nicky’s Plate, featuring soft scrambled eggs, bacon, crispy fingerling potatoes; and Focaccia: Lasagna, with pork & beef Bolognese, ricotta, mozzarella, and a sunnyside egg.

That's right, you can haul a fine parcel of Eastery goodness back to your digs for an at-home celebration or dine on Olive & June's lovely patio this Sunday. The in-house brunch features deviled eggs, smoked salmon crostini, cinnamon rolls, eggs benedict, carrot cake, and more; and your take-hame option ($55, serves two) comes with deviled eggs, spring salad, honey-glazed smoked ham, Tuscan homefries, and (yes, we know) that carrot cake, and more. Note: Make your reservations here; place your pick-up pre-order here.

You can catch all the equinoctial exuberance of spring at this lively multipartite spot, citizen, with baskets of hot cross buns and chocolate bark from Mañana, brunch (of blueberry cheesecake pain perdu and Easter bread and more) at the Instaworthy Café No Sé; and Easter-inspired cocktails at the elegant Central Standard bar.