Over the years, Broughton Street has become a diverse and eclectic collection of restaurants, shops, bars, cafes, and grocers. Nestling snugly within the mix is Chequers, a sandwich shop and takeaway. With no provision for seated munching on the premises, Chequers is styled somewhere between Snax and Greggs, so far removed from the some of …

I do like the way that places are increasingly using Twitter to advertise their daily menus and specials. Hula do it; Union of Genius do it; and so do the lovely folks at the Broughton Deli. In years gone by, Barony Street was a regular haunt, as friends of mine had a flat there, in …

Having turned our brains to mush following our wine adventures on Friday, then Aberdonian merriment in my case, and wedding jollity in Kathryn’s case, on Saturday, Sunday evening had to contain something altogether more calm and relaxing. Cue a little trip to the cinema for a liberal dose of romcom hilarity followed by a stop …