Subject: Mike Potowski

• Claire Smith: Change of Venue

  July 20, 2000

• Benjy's On Washington

  February 19, 2009

• Brain Food

  You may puzzle over the menu at Robert Gadsby's Noé, but you'll love the clever chow

  July 21, 2005

• Charity Cases

  Nonprofits chase the younger set in the search for new blood

  March 4, 2004

• Fantastic Fusion

  Mantra's Mike Potowski seems to delight in turning culture clashes into culinary fashion statements

  April 22, 2004

• Bivalve Throwdown: Oysters With a Side of Intrigue at Stella Sola

  Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​In the heat of battle last night, the oysters -- and the chefs -- kept their cool. The fourth such event organized by Jenny Wang and the Houston Chowhounds, the Bivalve Throwdown at Stella Sola on Sunday afternoon saw 11 of the city's best chefs compete to create the best oyster dishes for a panel of distinguished judges. But that's where the "distinguished" part of the event ended: The afternoon was a celebration of the first Gulf oysters of the season that

  November 9, 2009