Whether you call it bubble, boba, or pearl tea, the Taiwanese origins of the popularized tapioca drink are essential to every sip. Travel and pop culture journalist Rachel Chang started her editorial ...

MILLBRAE, Calif. (KRON) — Earlier this month, Tea Hut in Millbrae received a negative Yelp review from one customer. A user that goes by the name “Nat A.” gave the boba tea shop a one-star review and ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Recently, I visited Athens’ newest boba tea shop, BobaMania, located in Five Points ...

Bubble tea is everywhere. In plenty of downtown areas, it’s hard to miss people walking about carrying cups of the beverage, sipping through extra-wide straws designed to suck up the boba—the chewy ...

Consumer Reports tested pearls from several major bubble tea brands, highlighting potential risks as the U.S. bubble tea market is projected to reach nearly $900 million in sales by 2032. Stacey ...

Kristie Hang is a born-and-raised Angeleno who has been covering the Los Angeles food scene for nearly 15 years. Boba, bubble tea, pearls, tapioca balls; whatever the name, the chewy ball drink that ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...