Archive - People + Places

March 2013

  • Nuno Mendes goes to market

    March 20, 2013

    ...A native of Lisbon, Nuno Mendes lived and worked all over the world before hanging his hat in East London, where he has dwelt for the past seven years, close to Broadway Market. When he isn't hard at ...

February 2013

  • Stoked up

    February 22, 2013

    ...Like Sandy trying to be down with the Pink Ladies, Stoke Newington Church Street has, for many years, searched for a cool that stayed tantalisingly beyond it. There was always something a little whole...

  • Gizzi on vintage

    February 14, 2013

    ...What we are keen on about Gizzi Erskine, apart from her brilliant cookbooks and TV shows, is her distinctive style. Part rock 'n' roll retro, part rockabilly, it is all her own – no stylist for this...

  • Proud of her patch

    February 8, 2013

    ...Every week, something new and cool seems to open on one of the streets around Kingsland High Street. A year ago, Naomi Reynolds brightened up Shacklewell no end when she opened Yoga on the Lane, a ser...

  • Down Dover Street

    February 1, 2013

    ...Wolf & Badger is a new kind of fashion boutique, one that supports and fosters emerging talent, and offers shoppers a whirlwind of frequently changing, always exciting stock. It opened on Dover St...

January 2013

  • Good mornings

    January 25, 2013

    ...City lawyer turned cook/writer Ed Smith never misses breakfast. Not one for Momofuku Cereal Milk, he orders kippers when there’s an opportunity to do so, currently prefers brew to espresso, and like...

  • Best ever cheap eats

    January 9, 2013

    ...When Chris Pople agreed to guest on Editer as our cheap eats expert, we were downright thrilled. Not only because he is a top blogger (The Times once named Cheese and Biscuits as one of the best 10 bl...

December 2012

  • Out east

    December 17, 2012

    ...There are many, many places to drink the night away around Hoxton and Dalston. But, with  Christmas nightlife madness in full spate, most of them are slightly terrifying. We asked Johnny and Daniel, ...

  • Penelope’s Portobello

    December 7, 2012

    ... The original designs and beautiful construction of Penelope Chilvers’ boots, shoes and slippers make her one of contemporary London's true style artisans; she has won a loyal following for her Da...

November 2012

  • Rooms for revels

    November 9, 2012

    ...As if we'd let you leave it until the last minute! Here are Joe Warwick's top five tips for fun, well-fed group dining this Christmas season. Get booking! We also recommend Brunswick House Café in So...

  • Chatsworth Road

    November 1, 2012

    ...Chatsworth Road Market isn't a newcomer to the East End market scene, rather a plucky revival – at its height during the 1930s, there'd be 200 stalls through the week. We asked Lillie to talk us thr...

October 2012

  • Life cycle

    October 12, 2012

    ...Victorious in the Tour de France, fresh from a stellar Olympics, Britain is bossing the bike track. Eager to get a backie on this bandwagon, we spoke to Andrew Diprose, sometime art director of Wired ...

  • Ms Kinsman does Kensal

    October 3, 2012

    ...Here at Editer.com, we love every corner of our fair city, from East End to deep South, and we're always delighted to add to our London knowledge – all the better to share it with our readers, of co...

September 2012

  • Brixton with Rosie

    September 21, 2012

    ...We kept hearing good things about Brixton Market from south London friends, so we thought we'd get ourselves down there for a proper evening of eating and drinking, led by local gal Rosie Birkett, who...

August 2012

  • Live aid

    August 24, 2012

    ...With their debut album Ways To Forget garnering critical acclaim, a new video starring Alun Armstrong, and a packed touring schedule, the boys in Clock Opera are the kind of hard-working pop stars who...

July 2012

  • Mon Montmartre

    July 27, 2012

    ...Blessed are they who live in the 9th or 18th arrondissements of Paris, for they get to do their everyday shopping on the Rue des Martyrs. This old road climbing steeply towards Montmartre is one of ou...

June 2012

  • Dean and Frith

    June 22, 2012

    ...Sophie Dening, Editer's resident gastronomy expert, explains why Frith Street and Dean Street are piping hot right now with all their buzzy, informal new restaurants. I used to work at Harper's Baz...

  • J’ai faim

    June 8, 2012

    ...It may be a city where fashionable restaurants count as heritage, but Paris dining is far from fusty. Today's food scene centres around néobistrots and iconoclastic wine bars that compete with anythi...

May 2012

  • Under the arches

    May 25, 2012

    ...For a while now, we’ve been keeping an eye on Maltby Street, where a handful of food producers with premises in Bermondsey railway arches began trading on Saturdays a few years ago. Before word got ...

  • E2 7DJ

    May 11, 2012

    ...Like a black-clad teenager at a family wedding, Redchurch Street has been lurking in the shadows, keen to hang on to indie credibility, but complicatedly eager for mainstream approval. Such has arrive...