<p>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.</p>

Nicholas Gavin

<p>Fancy Italian name aside, this four-ingredient dessert is basically a grown-up snow cone. We use the citrusy ice in <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/recipes/pine-spheres-with-lemon-granita">Pine Spheres with Lemon Granita</a>, a modernist palate cleanser.</p>