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You owe mom a cocktail and a nice meal.

Your mother birthed you, fed you, clothed you, and defended you from the bully down the street. She put Bactine on your skinned knees and nursed you through your first heartbreak. Her thankless job included getting up early to wake your lazy butt for school, loaning you money when you spent your rent on videogames and beer, and pretending to be happy when you turned down the medical school scholarship to work as a production intern on an all-nude comedic version of The Towering Inferno.

Sunday is payback time. So go buy the roses, spring for a nice gift, and take Mom out for a killer brunch complete with lots of mimosas. Here are the best options in Miami. Please note most prices exclude tax and gratuity, and reservations are strongly recommended.

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Bill Wisser

Toro Toro charged into downtown at Miami's Intercontinental last fall. Soon after opening they began to offer brunch service on Sunday. Now, with summer charging in and Cinco De Mayo just around the corner, the restaurant is giving drinkers and eaters more reasons to celebrate.

They have extended Cinco De Mayo to include tres and cuatro de mayo

They have extended their brunch menu to include Saturdays

We'll drink to that, all weekend long.

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Brunch is the best meal ever. And in Miami, we've got lots of drop-dead delicious spots capable of curing hangovers, inducing food comas, and basically serving as the highlight of our weekends. And according to Open Table diners, four spots in our sunny city offer some of the nation's best brunches.

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Mussels al Prosecco

If Kim Kardashian enjoys eating at Serafina at the Dream South Beach Hotel, who are we to argue?

We went for brunch yesterday and were pleased. The service was fantastic, as was the ambiance and the live entertainment.

We tried an omelet ($10 to $19), eggs Benedict ($12 to $14), a Serafina hamburger ($18.75 to $19.75), tartare di sofia ($16), mussels al prosecco ($14.50), and mango chicken salad ($15.50). Overall, the food ranged from average to good, particularly the eggs Benedict and the mango chicken salad.

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Laine Doss

Good morning mac 'n' cheese à la Swine Southern Table.

Miami can never have enough brunch options. Ever. Because who doesn't live for the buzzed bantering of a weekend afternoon with BFFs? Pair that with fattening foods and it's the high point of our week.

Luckily, the brunch choices just keep coming. Three local hotspots have recently introduced new breakfast/lunch/best-meal-ever menus, so you have even more selections for the weekend ahead.

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Women gathered at the Shore Club in South Beach from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. yesterday for the Winter Party Festival's annual Women's Brunch.

WPF celebrates LGBT culture while raising funds for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Each year, tens of thousands of LGBT and LGBT allies, arrive in South Beach to get down and to give.

Single lesbians as well as many couples sipped on one complimentary mimosa or bloody mary as they munched on brunch. Terraza, the Shore Club's restaurant near the pool, served dozens of unique dishes and made to order omelets, as well as pizzas, fruits, cold meats and cheeses, and desserts, including chocolate-covered strawberries. We were granted access with our media passes, so decided to check it out.

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The vibe was warm and inviting. The women were here to mingle and give back to the community.

Here are some of the people and menu items we came across at the WPF Women's Brunch:

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The debate over whether the best meal of the day is lunch or breakfast has been going on for millennia. Intense battles have broken out over the issue. But one day, a peaceful being came up with a compromise for the rivaling sides. The settlement was "brunch," a perfect middleman between the morning pleasures of bacon and waffles, and the afternoon delights of a steak sandwich au jus.

Brunch is for the man who cannot decide whether he prefers pancakes or a porterhouse on his plate.

Basically, it's the best solution ever, and Miami has some fabulous options.

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Vegetables a la planxa at Barceloneta.

For those people who think that brunch can only be defined by eggs benedict, waffles, and mimosas, the joke's on them.

In the past year and a half, the Magic City has erected a handful of new restaurants that offer Saturday and Sunday brunch -- without the Hollandaise and home fries.

Serving up bánh mìs, tacos, dumplings, and beyond, these spots are fearless to challenge the idea of "brunch."

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Bill Wisser

Pork and beans at Blue Collar.

Plenty of restaurants in Miami serve a fantastic brunch spread -- but most of them are expensive.

And let's face it: Not all of us are doctors and lawyers who can afford a $65 Sunday brunch at Edge or even a $45 brunch at La Gloutonnerie. Racking up a bill of 85 bucks a person isn't exactly pleasant, but it's sure as hell easy in this city.

Restaurants like those might be worth it, but they're the kinds of places we visit after our tax refund comes in. In the meantime, Miami has plenty of spots where we peons can eat well and not have to pay an arm and a leg. Keep this list handy for the next time you want to find brunch on the cheap.

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All photos by Laine Doss

Meet Tommy Pickles

No, Tommy Pickles is not some extra that gets whacked in a Sopranos episode. Tommy Pickles is one of MC Kitchen's beer cocktails ($12), served at brunch (and thankfully any time you're jonesing for it).

On Saturday afternoon, I decided to try out MC Kitchen's new brunch, served weekends from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dena Marino was behind the open kitchen, working the wood-burning oven when we walked in. The menu features a mix of regional Italian and breakfast favorites ranging from parmigianino reggiano cavatelli ($15) to a Dawson Bay omelet with Chilean smoked salmon, egg white, asparagus, capers, chive, and mascarpone ($15).

Though the restaurant has an extensive list of wines by the glass and a full bar, the suggested beverage pairing for brunch is a beer cocktail. All start with one of Dogfish Head's brews, and are mixed with sweet or savory ingredients. After about one second with the menu, Tommy Pickles caught and held my eye. The drink features Brooklyn Brine Company pickles, bell pepper, and onion marinating in Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA.

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