The recent UN Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark was of historic proportions, delegates from over 190 countries and tens of thousands of activists, environmentalists and journalists attended. But the 12-page accord fell short of living up to its potential. The vague language and lack of concrete commitment reflected the failure of the negotiations to create obligatory goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Shiny and light, scrunchable yet durable, cheap to produce and even waterproof, it is no wonder that plastic bags are the most popular way to transport groceries in every corner of the world. However, when the first plastic bags were born, we never imagined that 40 years on we would be facing a crisis of plastic bag over-population.

To most people, steak, mate and malbec are the bastions of Argentina’s gastronomy. Yet according to Slow Food, an international grassroots, eco-gastronomic non-profit organisation, the three bastions that truly demonstrate the country’s biodiversity are yacón, Andean corns and Andean potatoes.

The Buenos Aires culinary scene saw an increase in the profiles of closed-door restaurants last year – they became seriously cool and quite frankly, it isn’t surprising. Let’s say you have visitors in town and you take them somewhere with no sign on the door – ideal way to show off your inside knowledge of your adopted city. Argentines aren’t as eager as ex-pats and visitors yet but that is changing.