So if all those florally inspired afternoon teas are making you weep – quite literally if you have hay fever - help is at hand from the cunning folk at W London Hotel. Let us present the Afternoon Rock Tea. Yes they’re bringing rock ‘n’ roll back to Leicester Square with an afternoon tea celebrating the rich musical heritage of  Soho. W’s Rock Tea is served on a three-tier stand made of original vinyl records while elements of the menu are named after iconic rock albums and songs including Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, London’s Burning by The Clash, the Rolling Stone’s Sticky Fingers, Aerosmith’s Sweet Emotion, Jimi Hendrick’s Purple Haze, Cherrybomb by The Runaways and a dessert selection inspired by Fleetwood Mac’s Go Your Own Way. http://www.wlondon.co.uk/

Grey Goose Vodka are launching an interesting - and worthwhile - event this summer. Want to get involved? Wait til you hear about it ...

Taste by Appointment .. as it's being labelled ... is a campaign which will set out to help cocktail aficionados be able to select the perfect cocktail with greater ease.  

They are going to help us along our way by launching two tools with which to do this.

First? Taste by Appointment consumer events, where guests will not only be welcomed with a Grey Goose Le Fizz reception, but will all be guaranteed to leave with a greater understanding of cocktail-enjoyment after a furious round of taste experiments.

Next, there's a Grey Goose website which will help answer all questions cocktail novices might have about which tipple might suit them best. Watch the likes of Gerard Coleman, founder of Artisan du Chocolat, among others, talk you through various drink-inspired videos.

Taking place across a number of iconic venues in London, Taste By Appointment is a unique opportunity to discover something new, with the help of various Tastemakers. The next event is being held at Gordon Ramsay's Bread Street Kitchen on 22nd May, but check the website for the remaining event dates and locations, too. Tickets are priced at £75.

www.greygoosetaste.com

Today sees the launch of a brand new commission by Manifold Editions: Marc Quinn Sphinx, two intricately detailed silkscreen prints, in gold and silver leaf, of the artist’s well-known sculpture of supermodel Kate Moss - her limbs contorted in an extreme yoga pose! “She is a contemporary version of the Sphinx, a mystery,” says the artist of La Moss. “There must be something about her that has clicked with the collective unconscious to make her so ubiquitous, so spirit of the age.” The new contemporary online gallery and art publisher will show the prints as part of their first public exhibition at Front Room in St Martins Lane alongside further brand-new prints by Quinn and Damien Hirst and others by Gary Hume, Elizabeth Magill and 2011 Turner Prize nominee George Shaw.

The images of Moss, from £960, will be exclusively available to buy for one day only at Front Room on 10 May and thereafter online from Manifold Editions.  

Exhibition runs 10– 27 May, Monday-Friday, 11am-7pm and noon – 6pm Saturday and Sunday, at the Front Room, St Martins Lane, 45 St Martin’s Lane WC2. www.manifoldeditions.com

To celebrate the Royal Jubilee, Bombay Sapphire has collaborated with Brit creative including 40 Winks’ David Carter and party queen Fiona Leahy to create their own take on the classic G&T – reportedly the Queen's favouite tipple. The label is also hosting 'Ginbilee' Masterclasses at The Rib Room Bar & Restaurant at Knightsbridge’s Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel. Guests will be greeted with G&Ts and canapés while Bombay Sapphire brand ambassador Sam Carter gives an overview of gin’s British heritage interspersed with anecdotes on the bevvy’s history. There follows a lesson on preparing five different infusions and then an invitation behind the bar… You’ll take home a 70cl bottle of Bombay Sapphire and a recipe card with the ingredients and recipe for your bespoke G&T Infusion.

Classes £19.52pp to celebrate the year of the Queen’s ascension, 12, 19 and 26 May. 020 7858 7250 www.theribroom.co.uk