Kismet Cafe

"...One place to get these items, and more, is Kismet Cafe...."

Oct. 23, 1998 Food Feature

Kismet in Kashmere

Thunder Soul brings the generations back together

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Joker

This joke isn't funny anymore (and wasn't to begin with)

"...Which is why it was just kismet that an origin story on the Joker, Batman’s biggest..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Meet Me in Montenegro

Real-life couple and co-directors explore whether love is better the second time around

"...– a big-budget, action-oriented project improbably titled Supercollider. Fate, kismet, or just plain plot necessity – and again, this..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Pyramids

Where to find some of the finest pastichio, moussaka, and moi-moi in Austin

"...pedigree: owned by the same group that brought us Kismet Cafe on 24th, just off of the Drag, a..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Automat

Mediterranean/Middle Eastern

"...Kismet Cafe..."

July 23, 1999 Food Feature

I'm Still Here

Gripping family drama is set during Brazil's military dictatorship

"...Best Actress Oscar; in a circular bit of awards kismet, her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, who cameos here, was a..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Long Shot

Timely political rom-com finds new common ground for opposites attracting each other

"...comedy, a whole genre engined by the collision of kismet, conflict, and compromise that puts two people on the..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Long Dumb Road

The road may be dumb, but at least it's fun

"...century, yet it’s grounded in a nostalgic sense of kismet that predates using an app to order rides from..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi play squabbling old-school magicians whose reign on the Vegas strip is threatened by a daring stunt magician played by Jim Carrey.

"...birthday present. After a prologue establishes their early magical kismet, the film picks up on the Sunset Strip where..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Some Unspeakable Beauty

Don't call it magic realism: Josephine Sacabo's photography and Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo make a powerful pair.

"...Perhaps it's luck, kismet, or destiny that brought Sacabo to photography, but it's..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Forty Acres of Fresh, Ethnic Eats

Mick Vann teaches you a lesson on UT's campus-area restaurant resurgence.

"...Greek, and Italian. Middle Eastern fare is represented by Kismet (411 W. 24th, 236-1811), which is our favorite of..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Food Review by Mick Vann

On the Line

"...rattle off every American president. A neat trick, but kismet it ain't. On the Line is so sissy it..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

No Purchase Necessary

Does Napster, the MP3-sharing software program that has spawned several lawsuits and been banned at universities across the nation, mean the end of music as we know it?

"...find much by the Austin artist, whose latest CD, Kismet, has sold more than 20,000 copies. That's because Napster's..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Texas Platters

The Rev. Horton Heat

"...Kismet (Earthnoise)..."

May 28, 1999 Music Review

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...MACKENZIE: This Austinite's pair of self-released records, Earthbound and Kismet, reek of radio-readiness -- as in radio might just..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Qmmunity: Seeing Clearly on Trans Day of Visibility

Haus of Trans and Black Trans Leadership of Austin talk their TDOV celebration

"...Nova. Featuring drag by Bat Widow, Logan Liqueur, Kian Kismet, and Dantes Shottgunz. Bodhi’s Brunch Babes..."

March 28, 2025 Column by James Scott

Dua Lipa, Reneé Rapp, and More From Saturday at ACL

Hump day brought more heat and fiery kiss-offs

"...More than a fill-in, the switch up felt like kismet; I can’t speak to Eyedress’ smoking habits, but his..."

Oct. 6, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Austin’s Longest-Running Stand-Up Showcase Ends After a Decade of Making Stars

Sure Thing is a wrap at 512

"...mostly for its sketch and improv offerings. It was kismet for both Sure Thing and Fallout Theater to join..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Sex, Lies, and Katie Folger

The Austin artist on her new show, Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

"...the lobby of AFS Cinema — it was a kismet run-in, we hadn’t seen each other in, well, a..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Devon Walker Brings Lone Star State Laughs to SNL and Moontower Just for Laughs

Walker, Texas Comic

"...Cap City Comedy Club where, in a bit of kismet, he met future SNL castmate Andrew Dismukes. Walker took..."

April 14, 2023 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Previewing the Austin Food & Wine Festival

Our recommendations for whom to see and what to taste

"...partners with Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson of L.A.’s Kismet for a four-course “grill-a-thon.” And at Canje, chef Tavel..."

Oct. 25, 2022 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

World-Class Trombonist Andre Hayward's Spiritual Journey

"Big Butter" brings his warm sound to Austin

"...and home to the beloved Kashmere Stage Band (revisit "Kismet in Kashmere," Screens, Mar. 12, 2010). Although he played..."

April 2, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 20-26

"...they would at other times. Other activities with more kismet than usual during the coming weeks: efforts to cultivate..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Local Comedian Prepares New Show for CBS in Shuttered Venue

Laura de la Fuente gets in on the Ground Floor

"...a terrible year, that was a nice bit of "kismet," to use Scheps and Neff-Tiven's term. But starting in..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Killing Demons and Blasting Sabbath: 15 Years of Supernatural

Austin stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki look back on the CW smash show

"...said he wasn't sure if it were "happenstance or kismet or synchronicity or something, but Sam and Jared have..."

April 3, 2020 Screens Feature by James Scott

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...a nominal rent of $100 a year. "It was kismet," said Campbell. "When obstacles melt away like that it's..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Four Days of Hot Luck in a Nutshell

It’s simply the best food and music festival in Austin

"...social media buzz – with out-of-towners Fat Rice and Kismet in a neck-in-neck race with beloved local Suerte and..."

May 28, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Celebrate Community and Connection in Austin During Ramadan

Soujouk, samosas, and dinner with Rep. Ilhan Omar and Mayor Steve Adler

"...Kismet Cafe (Mediterranean)..."

May 3, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

Hot Luck Fest Reveals 2019 Chef Lineup & First Wave of Music Acts

Buy that Whole Enchilada pass before they sell out

"...Host, Just A Dash; Sara Kramer & Sarah Hymanson, Kismet (Los Angeles)...."

March 4, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

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