RUNNING on empty after a frantic “holiday clothes” dash round the shops, the Filling Station sounded just right.

AS AN old curry hand it’s rare for me to find myself flummoxed as to how to eat an Indian dish.

WITH just a week to go before my pal ties the knot, we escaped wedding duties for a quiet meal and natter.

FOR a new restaurant, Fusion really does make you work hard to book a table.

PAPER? Pah. Gunpowder? Don’t make me chuckle.

THERE must be some Italian blood running around my veins somewhere.

THE world has its eye on Balmedie at the moment.

CAN good food and drink bring about world peace?

STANDING on the main road to Deeside, The Bieldside has offered a welcome stopping place for many a weary traveller over the years.

RENOVATION work on buildings is not usually something that holds my interest.

FOYER AT HMT: Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen

IT STARTED many moons ago – and I still can’t shake it off. The “Meal C” habit, that is.

MENTION Blue Moon to my dad and he is likely to burst into song, trying to carry the tune like Frank Sinatra.

About £15? Or £20? Or would you even go so far as high as £25?

TUCKED away at the end of a quiet, Aberdeen lane lies a restaurant like no other.

PARTY crowds come to Aberdeen’s fun-loving Italian restaurant for a good knees up – including table-top dancing.

THE bargain hunter in me loves pre-theatre meal deals.

AFTER all the fun and frolics of New Year there’s always the grinding reality that we’ve still got a long winter ahead of us.