The Bearfoot Bistro

November, 2008 - enRoute
Craig's List

Eating her way across Europe, Canadian star chef Melissa Craig sinks her teeth into the latest from the culinary cutting edge. read the full article (pdf)

November 12, 2008 - North Shore News
A Tasty Tale of Two Dinners

An exceptional meal in Whistler isn't hard to find -- two of Canada's best chefs are tripping distance away from each other, on opposite sides of Whistler Village Square. And while technique, ingredients and attention to detail are evident in both establishments, the two are miles apart in personality... read the full article (pdf)

November, 2008 - Globe and Mail
Culinary Magic

Bearfoot Bistro is a Whistler legend. A sabre-wielding founder who makes opening a bottle of champagne an experience and special events that feature wait staff in body paint tend to create a buzz.

But behind the theatrics is a serious restaurant with a wine cellar... read the full article: website | pdf

October 2008 - Western Living
Top 40 Foodies (Under Forty)

Crowned the country's top chef at the 2008 Canadian Culinary Championships, she beat the big boys to become a role model of young cooks and female chefs... read the full article (pdf)

August 1, 2008 - Women's Post
Melissa Craig: The Quick Rise of Canada's Best Chef

She may prefer a griled cheese sandwich at home, but when Melissa Craig was a last minute underdog competing in the Gold Medal Plates' Canadian Culinary Championships held in Toronto this past... read the full article (pdf)

July 24, 2008 - Québec Hebdo
De la visite rare au Saint-Amour

Jean-Luc Boulay, Jacques Fortier et Frédéric Boulay, du restaurant Le Saint-Amour, accueillent ces jours-ci en leur cuisine la réputée chef exécutif Melissa Craig, du Bearfoot Bistro de Whistler. read the full article (pdf)

July 18, 2008 - Le Soleil
La meilleure toquée invitée au Saint-Amour

Ce n’est pas tous les jours que l’on peut déguster à Québec du crabe dormeur, du caribou sauvage de l’Arctique ou des chanterelles fraîches de l’île de Vancouver apprêtés par la meilleure toquée canadienne. read the full article (pdf)

July 18, 2008 - Hotels, Restaurants and Institutions
Le Saint-Amour invite une chef fameuse et séduit une vedette

Le restaurant Le Saint-Amour, de Québec, vole la vedette ces temps-ci! Tout d’abord, le restaurant a reçu la chef Melissa Craig, du réputé Bearfoot Bistro, de Whistler, qui a remporté... read the full article (pdf)

July 17, 2008 - Québec Hebdo
La chef de l'année Melissa Craig épate au Saint-Amour

Nommée Chef de l’année au Canada lors des derniers Championnats culinaires canadiens (Gold Medal Plates) tenus à Toronto en février dernier, Melissa Craig a particulièrement séduit les membres de... read the full article (pdf)

July 16, 2008 - Info-Culture.biz
Melissa est Chef au réputé Bearfoot Bistro de Whistler

Jean-Luc Boulay, Jacques Fortier et Frédéric Boulay, du restaurant Le Saint-Amour à Québec, accueillent avec grand plaisir en leur cuisine, au cours des prochains jours, la réputée chef exécutif Melissa... read the full article (pdf)

June 5, 2008 - The Province
Top in Trades - Executive Chef Melissa Craig

Why would someone want a career as a cook? "It allows you to be very creative. It's also very gratifying - when you feed someone, you make them happy." read the full article (pdf)

May 21, 2008 - National Post
Under the Toque: Melissa Craig, Executive Chef of Bearfoot Bistro

With her win at the Canadian Culinary Championships in February, Chef Melissa Craig of Whistler's Bearfoot Bistro was crowned as Canada's Best Chef. read the full article (pdf)

April 16, 2008 - Pique Newsmagazine
Canadian cows, though Craig also gets Japanese Kobe beef.

They even brought in some treats to help inspire the audience’s culinary interests. Jealous yet? You should be; Craig passed around a mouth-watering assortment of canapés, while Fortin provided rhubarb brownies, classic petit-fours, chocolate macaroons, white chocolate biscotti and strawberry jellies to satisfy those in the crowd with a sweet tooth. read the full article (pdf)

March 12, 2008 - The Globe and Mail
Whistler's Reluctant Culinary Star

Too young, too female and too skinny: Melissa Craig has heard this assessment of herself more times than she cares to remember. read the full article (pdf)

February 13, 2008 - Vancouver Sun
Young Whistler chef named Canada's best

At an age where other chefs only dream of recognition, Melissa Craig has sauntered on to the national stage, a dark horse of a winner. read the full article (pdf)