Nicholas Gavin is the Culinary Creative Director of ChefSteps, where he develops recipes and is responsible for making all the food look beautiful. Nick has worked at ChefSteps for over a decade; he and ChefSteps co-founder Grant Crilly worked together at Modernist Cuisine. Nick has worked in professional kitchens both in the United States and abroad, most notably at Mugaritz in San Sebastian, Spain.

Nicholas Gavin

Is there anything better than a smash burger? Yes! A double smash burger, nestled in a skillet of bubbling, melty cheese sauce!When we saw the “Touch Down Burger” served at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/diner_andra/">American Diner Andra in Tokyo</a>, we knew we had to develop our own riff on it. We tweaked our <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/cheddar-cheese-sauce">Cheddar Cheese Sauce</a> to withstand rapid evaporation when it hits a screaming-hot sizzle plate, and we tinkered with our <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/the-ultimate-smash-burger">Ultimate Smash Burger</a> formula to produce super-juicy smash patties that aren’t overwhelmingly rich when paired with all that cheese. The result? The cheesiest cheeseburger you’ll ever have—no ticket to Tokyo required.

Ultra-Cheesy Fondue Smash Burgers