review
Taste of Yaletown offers high class cuisine for less
November 2, 2015Taste of Yaletown is an annual festival featuring Yaletown restaurants offering special tastings, featured menus, and pairings. The fixed price menus won’t set you back in your budget with offerings at $25, $35, and $45 per person, and a portion of the proceeds from each meal served goes to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. Since its inception, Taste of Yaletown has raised over $100,000. Most menus offer a choice of appetizer, entree, and dessert, such as the West Oak Restaurant. You have a choice of truffled cauliflower soup, burrata and prosciutto, tuna tartar, or roasted sablefish for an appetizer; roasted…
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Theatresports takes us back to the ’80s
November 2, 2015If you’re looking for a night filled with awesome music, impromptu dance parties, and uncontrollable laughter, make sure you take in a Throwback Theatresports show. Vancouver Theatresports League (VTSL)’s latest improvised production paid tribute to the 1980s — the decade…
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Album reviews: Jon and Roy, The Maine, and Halsey
November 2, 2015By: Courtney Miller and Justin Stevens Jon and Roy - Riverside Jon and Roy have been a standout fixture in the realm of Canadian folk music for over a decade. Since their debut in 2004, this three-piece band has been…
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Cinephilia: Wim Wenders retrospective features Paris, Texas
November 2, 2015With the upcoming release of Everything Will Be Fine, Wim Wenders’ latest film starring Rachel McAdams and James Franco, The Cinematheque is presenting a retrospective of this important filmmaker’s nearly 50-year career, showcasing 14 of his features and a collection…
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Michelle Nelson urbanizes homesteading in her new cookbook
November 2, 2015Michelle Nelson, author of The Urban Homesteading Cookbook, graduated from SFU with a PhD in conservation biology. While at SFU, she also wrote articles for this very section of The Peak. Her new book provides guidelines to create a better,…
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Comic Connoisseur: Long Red Hair is an insightful graphic memoir
November 2, 2015Meags Fitzgerald sits cross legged in front of her archaic television set beguiled by the classic motion picture Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Coming across a particularly provocative scene in the film, Fitzgerald began to rewind and play her cassette tape…
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Food Fight: Cafe Deux Soleils is the ultimate veggie hipster eatery
November 2, 2015The ambiance of Café Deux Soleils explodes out the doors onto their large, scenically painted entrance wall. It is easy to see that their goal is to make a healthy and trendy home-away-from-home aimed to be a hub for casual…
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Deux ans de votre vie is a story of unlikely love
October 26, 2015This tour de force of a show from Théâtre la Seizième confirms why they are one of the leading theatre companies in Vancouver. With a sparse set and witty dialogue, three actors command the stage in this story of forced…
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Fresh and varied performances at The Interplay Project 2015
October 26, 2015It was a warm October night at the Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre (MACC). In the spotlight, the performer poured herself a glass of red wine. She then undressed, piling her clothing and shoes on the table, and took a…
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Comic Connoisseur: Wytches is a top-notch father-daughter thriller
October 26, 2015There was a time when the simple idea of a witch existing was enough to send a chill up your spine. Long before the bubbling cauldrons, the broomsticks, and the poorly exfoliated green complexions, a witch was the most terrifying…
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