B efore 2025 was named the year of the health drink, before matcha lattes became a status symbol and before anyone was talking about their gut microbiome in polite company, there was kombucha. A ...

The star of the show is a slimy disc of living bacteria called the SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast), also called a “mushroom” or “mother”, which causes a simple blend of tea ...

The UK drinks market is buzzing with innovation,” says Alex Stewart, creative director of Derek&Eric. No wonder – food and ...

As a child, I did not enjoy it, but my mother would feed me. Over time ... "It is like a carefully nurtured sourdough / SCOBY which you need to feed every day. Fresh food is essential for the ...

All of these possessions would eventually be buried under mountains of trash when my mother started hoarding. Twenty years later, when the city came to empty the house, I entered to the same walls ...

You can follow her on X or Instagram at @melissafleura. A mother's decision to ban her mother-in-law from visiting after she refused to use her grandson's given name has sparked a heated debate ...

A reader asks for help setting boundaries with her husband’s mother, who has floated the idea of a lengthy stay with the couple after the arrival of their firstborn. By Philip Galanes My husband ...

Getty A pregnant woman says that she's changing the name she and her husband had initially decided on for their unborn child — but her mother-in-law has already gotten a tattoo of the original name.