The People’s Poke

Austin's influx of poke shops is very welcome, just not really Hawaiian

"...year or so ago, you could generally only find poke on the menu at places like Koriente or Café..."

May 4, 2018 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

AC Food Fight: Poke

Ola Poke and Poke Poke get raw

"...of our fancies deserve to be forgotten. But not poke – that delicious Hawaiian fish salad that this year..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Food Column by Brandon Watson

Stick-and-Poke Tattoos and the Intimacy of Discomfort

Getting stuck with artist Lauren Dunkin (aka Dopetoast)

"...canvas is skin. She began her journey as a stick-and-poke tattoo artist in the wake of a long night..."

Aug. 3, 2019 Arts Post by Sam Russek

Cheap Eats for Austin Students

From Huston-Tillotson to St. Ed's to UT and even Texas State

"...Calzone + tax + tip = $31.18 Poke-Poke3100 S. Congress, poke-poke.com..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Chronicle Editorial Staffers Name Their Essential Dishes

We've all got our favorites

"...Rascoe: I've phased through lunch fixations on a few poke bowls around town, but Poke-Poke on Hancock has held..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Food Feature by Chronicle staff

AC Date Night: Mongers and Café No Sé

Poke two ways

"...are luring in diners with their respective takes on poke, a classic Hawaiian appetizer that incorporates some of my..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Food Column by Adrienne White

The Gentlemen

Guy Ritchie insists on ruining our fond memories of Snatch

"...wants that kind of cinema? – but when they poke you in the eye one too many times, it’s..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Toy Story 2

"...Al McWhiggin (Knight), a scheming, nefarious, and altogether hilarious poke at those among us caught up in the current..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Campus Hacks: St. Edward's

Become the king of the hill with these tip-Topper tips

"...variety of delicious destinations around. P. Terry’s, Cabo Bob’s, Poke Poke, Magnolia Cafe, Home Slice, and Hopdoddy are a..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by Sierra Diaz

No. 1 Troublemaker

The guts and the glory (don't forget the gory)

"...tattoo. It was done with needle and thread. Just poke, poke, poke. A friend of mine, Harry 'Super Jew'..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

There Be Dragons

Roland Joffé wrote and directed this drama set during the Spanish Civil War in which one of the protagonists is Opus Dei founder Josemaría Escrivá.

"...a childhood friend of the priest. He proceeds to poke around in the past, a place where we are..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gone Baby Gone

Ben Affleck's feature directing debut is strong on atmospherics and moral quandaries.

"...stray comment eats at Patrick, and he continues to poke at the case after it's closed. The second half..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Guardian

Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher co-star in this action drama about the Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, which is a surprisingly engaging character-driven picture.

"...Holes) and writer Ron L. Brinkerhoff also manage to poke a few holes in the hero myth to show..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

End of the Spear

Members of the violent Waodani tribe of Ecuador kill five Western missionaries, but as a result they choose to abandon their kill-or-be-killed ways.

"...Even for the least cynical, it is easy to poke fun at the film simply based on its production..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Dopey comedy is good fun.

"...the sly. First-time writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg poke the issue of racial identity just hard enough to..."

July 30, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Where's the Party Yaar?

An indie comedy about ethnic identity.

"...jokes at the expense of recent arrivals, they also poke fun at the pimpmobiles, fashion obsessions, and suburban McMansions..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

A Mighty Wind

Christopher Guest and his recurring cast of players give Sixties-era folk music a gentle poke in the ribs.

"...music. A Mighty Wind is more like a gentle poke in the ribs. Not that it’s a problem, necessarily...."

May 9, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Gosford Park

The servants know all in this Altman mystery set in a British countryside estate in the Thirties.

"...a murder mystery. Though it's great fun watching Altman poke fun at those pokey Agatha Christie whodunits (a bottle..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Boys Life 3

"...one-joke relationship comedy with a gay twist intended to poke holes in Every (Straight) Man's Fantasy. (A theatrical-length version..."

April 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Next Friday

"...hood look good” -- one might expect Cube to poke a little fun at the area's homogeneity, false sunniness,..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Frogs for Snakes

"...the pyre for some time, leaving the audience to poke amongst the embers for signs of a salvageable story...."

May 28, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spice World

"...concert at St. Albert's Hall. Along the way, they poke fun at the media, themselves, the recording industry, themselves,..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Hero in China

"...to his most famous role -- this time to poke fun at his own stoic performances as Wong in..."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Last Action Hero

Overflowing with stunts, one-liners, and cameos, this would-be blockbuster overflows with unfulfilled potential.

"...McTiernan uses this alternate world as a means to poke fun at Schwarzenegger's rugged persona and that of action..."

June 25, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Overseas

"...unconventional narrative format allows it to burrow in and poke intelligently through the ruins...."

May 1, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Austin Food & Wine Festival Returns!

Annual celebration of succulence and slaking will fête you this fall

"...Corey McEntryre (Milo); Allie McMillan (ATX Cocina); Jason McVearry (Poke-Poke); Yovani Mejia (Cruzteca Mexican Kitchen); Eric Nathal (Austin Rôtisserie);..."

Aug. 17, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Trail of Lights Preview Party Promises Food, a Ferris Wheel, and Asleep at the Wheel

Fundraiser offers early look at annual holiday display

"...• Truluck’s • Verbena • Texas Honey Ham • Poke Poke • Churro Burro • W Austin • The..."

Nov. 2, 2022 Arts Post by Ali Juell

ISHIDA Dance Makes Its Debut

A world-class contemporary dance troupe for Austin makes its first moves

"...Mon­gers, Nightcap, Fogo de Chão, Eddie V's, Via 313, Poke Poke, Sweet Chive, Rose­dale, Oseyo, Il Brutto, Doc B's,..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Win a Franklin Barbecue Smoking Pit at "You Grill, Girl!"

Help these chefs raise funds for Les Dames d'Escoffier

"...Janie Ramirez (Dai Due), Laura Sawicki (Launderette), Trish Fortuna (Poke-Poke), Sarah McIntosh (Epicerie), Julia Poplawsky (Austin Meat Collective), Abby..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Our Favorite Austin Restaurants for To-Go-Style Meals and Treats

New world takeout order-date night (or day)

"...Epic Poke The Hawaii-inspired poke bowls (all gluten-free) at this tiny..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

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