Katie Antoniou

It was somewhat unwisely that I attended the Rebel Dining Society Absinthe special, 24 hours after having a wisdom tooth extracted and thus 24 hours since I had last eaten. After a delicious absinthe mojito, we were seated at the dining tables where yet more booze was provided- a knowledgeable host talking us through the proper absinthe/sugar/water ratio.So armed with our special absinthe spoons and fountains, we set to work.

Hot on the heels of Valentine's Day comes another commercialised cheese-fest; Mothers' Day. Rather than splurging on temporary pleasure like chocolates and flowers, why not spend some time with your mum instead?Switch your phone off for a couple of hours, catch up, have a natter, and enjoy some quality mother-daughter time. Here are my top recommendations.

Last week a few members of the Run Riot family took a day off to do some team building and screen-printing at Dalston printing studio 'The Print Club London'.Here's a blow by blow, massively over-simplified account of the process.

First we were shown how to apply the emulsion to our screens, Run Riot founder Jamie does a smashing job below:

Valentines Day, eh? Who is it for?

Before the snowpocalypse, I was lucky enough to spend a day shooting the gorgeous Danielle Webb, lead singer of The Palpitations.It was already ruddy cold; that coke she's drinking in one shot was half full of brandy to prevent the onset of hypothermia!Here's some stuff about Dani and the band, as well as details of their forthcoming gigs, which you'd be mad to miss.

Gabby Young and Other Animals have stormed onto the music scene with their highly acclaimed debut album, 'We're all in this together'. She's a real stunner,with a voice as loud as her hair- have a read then follow the links to hear what she can do, or head to the Borderline tonight for the last gig of her tour.

KA: I lived in Brixton for a year when I first moved to London- my parents were pretty freaked out but I found the sense of community stronger than anywhere I've lived since. Has this been your experience with the cafe?