I never realized it as a kid, but drinking tea was a ritual in my family. We drank a variety of teas, each made in its own precise way. Every tea has an optimal steep time and ideal water temperature, ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Going out for bubble tea is a decidedly summertime treat for me. Not because I don’t want it in the winter, but because I don’t do as much aimless ...

A freshly brewed mug of tea is the product of many serendipities: ancient human ingenuity, meticulous harvesting, global trade and a whole lot of chemistry. In her new book “Steeped: The Chemistry of ...