Sam Choy's Poké to the Max

Poké, meaning to cut or slice, is a salad of raw seafood (often yellowfin tuna or octopus) mixed with Asian seasonings, which has become emblematic of the Hawaiian Islands' multi-ethnic culture. Chef and Food Network star Sam Choy was born into a family of cooks. In fact, the ability to cook was a skill required of Choy and his siblings from a young age. ("If you didn't cook, you didn't eat," remembers Choy's brother.) For Sam, however, this demand would turn first into a passion, then a profession; he would become known as the Godfather of Poké by the many locals who watched his cooking show. Choy's passion for Poké would continue to grow, eventually taking shape as a fleet of food trucks—perhaps the first such trucks in existence, establishing what is now a nationwide trend. Delightful and delectable, Sam Choy's Poké to the Max charts Choy's meteoric rise and the exploding popularity of both Poké and the food-truck phenomenon, just at the moment when Choy's Poké to the Max food trucks have arrived in Seattle, bringing the true taste of Hawaii to the Emerald City. (Seattle International Film Festival)