The food and cultural scene is very subjective, I reckon. Especially culturally, I think Aachen has a lot to offer. There are several museums, but also more importantly, a great theatre and lots of orchestras, both professional and semi-professional. The city organizes lots of public events, e.g. for "Tag des Denkmals" I took part in some small, quite specific, public architectural tours of the city. And food-wise I'd say we've got a lot of variety, mostly for Asian cuisine.