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Add the water, cover and bring to a boil.

5-8. mint leaves.1. mint sprig, for garnish.

Add all ingredients except the garnish to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.Shake vigorously for 15–20 seconds, allowing the ice to muddle the mint while shaking..Double strain through a fine mesh strainer into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass.. Garnish with the head of a mint sprig, floated in the drink.. Save.If there’s a lobster roll on the menu at a seafood-focused restaurant, I’m likely going to order it — it's absolutely one of my favorite things to eat.

My years working as a cook in Maine taught me that the simpler the lobster roll, the better.But when I bit into the lobster roll at Seaworthy in New Orleans, it was the celery that caught my eye and palate.. Don’t get me wrong — the fresh, sweet lobster meat and buttery toasted split bun were glorious.

But of all things, it was the chopped celery that took the meal over the top.

It tasted like extra-strength celery, amped-up celery, celery times a thousand.I wish I'd had an opportunity to ask that, but I didn't..

So what is this perfect pot of rice?.My mother could make a perfect pot of rice, and she never measured it.

My father's rice was less than perfect and he measured it all the time.I'm more about the measuring part because the other part was more intuitive.