Top 10 restaurants in Buenos Aires

The steak is great, of course, but Argentina’s capital also has atmospheric local pizza joints, fine-dining and Latin fusion restaurants. We round up the best places to eat out

Argentina: the peso and the ‘blue dollar’ – what tourists need to know

Tajima Kobe Beef. The benefits.

Eating Japanese Kobe beef with an A5 grade, considered to be the world’s best beef, can improve your health, thanks to the Kobe beef‘s very high levels of Omega 3 fatty acids, which can help improve your cholesterol levels and improve your heart health.   Eat beef to lower your cholesterol? This is not what most … Read more

High Lines and park life: why more green isn’t always greener for cities

Transforming old industrial areas into urban woodland may look nice but can be conterproductive in the long run

Ossetra-flavored Luvienz Caviar Edition

LUVIENZ: The first Champagne noir The excitement of champagne, the noblest of drinks, combined with the refinement of caviar. The iconic caviar-champagne pairing led French company Luvienz to the idea of combining flavors that nobody else mixed together to create a unique luxury potion called Luvienz Caviar Edition. On the palate, the very high quality … Read more

British bakers named winners of the European Pastry Cup 2014

UK triumphs in European Pastry Cup. At the Sirha exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, the United Kingdom team has been named winner of the European Pastry Cup, a title which will open the doors to the Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie in 2015. UK triumphed with Lion King-themed pastries. The Lion King – is miraculously brought … Read more

China becomes biggest market for red wine, with 1.8bn bottles sold in 2013

Boom attributed to new urban affluence – and to Chinese fondness for lucky colour