At home with: Chef Derik Watson

Judith Harris Solomon Special to The Detroit News Comments As the executive chef of the recently opened Bistro 82 in Royal Oak, Derik Watson spends from 12 to 15 hours a day working at the restaurant. “So when it comes to my home cooking, finding the time to do it is the hardest part,” he says. Yet the chef still manages to prepare meals at home once or twice a week for his fiancée, Tara, and their two daughters, Marley, 4, and Adria, 2. (By the way, Adria was named after iconic Spanish chef Ferran Adria, owner of the world-renowned El Bulli restaurant, which recently closed in Spain.) “I cook simple at home,” he says. “I don’t do a lot of spices or marinades. What I do is season properly...