NH College Music Professor Scores Top 10 at World Food Championship

FOOD CHAMPIONSHIPS REPRESENTING NEW ENGLAND IN AN EPIC SHOWDOWN OF CULINARY TALENT AROUND THE WORLD. JESSICA: OUR KATIE THOMPSON HAS MET WITH THE COLLEGE MUSIC TEACHER TO TALK ABOUT HIS DISH THAT MAKES HIM A WORLD FINALIST. >> THIS IS A CULINARY CREATION TO PLAY WITH DR. DANIEL CARVER’S LOBSTER COOK AT THE WORLD FOOD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DALLAS, TEXAS OVER THE WEEKEND. >> I HAVE A ROUND POTATO PIE AND THEN I MAKE A SALAD WITH LOBSTER, CORN, BACON, MARSCAPONE, TARRGON, LEMON ZEST, JALAPENOS. >> NOW THAT YOU’RE PROBABLY CLEAN, LET US EXPLAIN HOW THE PROFESSOR COMPETES AND STAYS HIGHT AGAINST PROFESSIONAL COOKS. >> I’VE ALWAYS LOVED COOKING FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND PLANNING REALLY ECONOMICAL MEALS. DURING COVID, YOU KNOW THEY JUST WERE NOT MANY PEOPLE TO COOK FOR. >>WHEN HE TURNED HIS LOVE OF COOKING INTO RECIPE COMPETITIONS, HE FIND HIMSELF QUALIFIED FOR THE WORLD FOOD CHAMPIONSHIPS. WITH AN HOUR TO COOK AND A LIVE AUDIENCE OF 1000, THE AMATEUR CHEF GETTING TO WORK. >> SIX PLACE FROM ROXBURY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, DANIEL CARVER. >> PLACEMENT IN THE TOP 10 IN A ROOM FULL OF PROFESSIONAL CHEFS. >> IT WAS JUST ME LITTLE COOKING. IT MAKES IT EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL THAT I MADE IT TO THE FINALS. >>HE CAN TEACH MUSIC DAILY BUT HE SAID LET IT BE A LESSON IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO EXPLORE OR DIG DEEPER INTO YOUR HOBBIES. >> I AM 54 NOW AND WHAT I LEARN LATER IN LIFE IS THAT I GO BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD AND FIND ALL THESE THINGS I LOVED TO DO THAT I KINDLY GIVED UP BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT MY JOB. AND NOW IT’S LIKE I STILL CAN. >> BECAUSE HE MADE IT TO THE FINALS, HAS ALREADY QUALIFIED FOR NEXT YEAR’S EVENT. HE CHOOSES HIS CATEGORY, NOT BACON THIS TIME, HE’S THINKING SEAFOOD O