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Prickly Pear Margarita Made With George Clooney's Tequila

Miami's all about Latin flavor. Haven't you seen Pain & Gain? If you haven't we recommend you go watch it. Like tonight, or maybe Thursday, so that afterward you can head over to Wynwood Kitchen & Bar, where you can admire some of the city's most popular murals and have a "Taste of the Americas."

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Three months ago, we got word that Michael's Genuine line cook Aleric "AJ" Constantin planned to introduce a form of food delivery that would be new to Miami's epicurean scene. His concept: a food bicycle. Think ice-cream truck but with two wheels and powered by man.

An avid cyclist, AJ owns a car, but only out of necessity. He can't remember the last time he used it. His many bicycles are his standard form of transportation, and his latest wheeled acquisition will now also be his place of business.

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DJ/Producer Dubfire (far right) offered up beats with a view.

Most Winter Music Conference parties revolve around barely clad revelers hopped on stimulants dancing for hours next to a petri dish of a hotel pool.

So when Ali Shirazini, the DJ better known as Dubfire, who was once half of the iconic EDM duo Deep Dish, announced a invite-only party at Juvia on Wednesday evening atop the 1111 Lincoln Road parking garage we wanted to see what foodie-producer had up his sleeve.

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Mom Jenny and son Shane after filling their Dolphins cups with holiday candy.

The Miami Dolphins ended another disappointing season Sunday, once again missing the playoffs.Rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill did his best in his first season, though nothing near playoff-bound fellow rookies Washington's Robert Griffin III, Indianapolis' Andrew Luck and Seattle's Russell Wilson. First-year coach Joe Philbin didn't do much to improve an NFL-worst attendance of 76.3 percent of capacity. The offense, defense, and special teams all need improvement.

The food selections, however, are solid.

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McAfee's "nice multicourse lunch."

Sushi lovers be warned. You're favorite spot might be mobbed in the coming days by a horde of reporters, photographers and onlookers looking to get a glimpse and word from John McAfee, the eccentric software pioneers who's been on the run in Central America for more than a month and landed in Miami yesterday.

His first meal in town was sushi. "Nowhere special," McAfee said on Thursday. Later that afternoon he -- along with reporters -- got down on a festive-looking spread at SushiSamba Dromo on Lincoln Road. The restaurant's manager Maximo (wouldn't give his last name) said McAfee was simply "having a nice multicourse lunch. It wasn't anything like a feast."

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Pals sipping on a frrrozen hot chocolate.

Kardashian pal, reality television personality, and restaurateur Jonathan Cheban is putting the final touches on the South Beach outpost of his Brooklyn eatery, Sushi MiKasa.

The restaurant, which was slated to open in time for Art Basel, isn't quite ready, but the Brooklyn flagship did mention that the SoBe space at the Shelborne Beach Resort should be open next weekend. The restaurant is taking reservations via phone at 305-535-3500. Sushi MiKasa features a standard upscale-sushi menu in keeping with a South Beach theme.

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Sautéed Florida pink shrimp with Key Lime yogurt and red radish at J&G Grill

At 9 pm on a Friday, a restaurant kitchen is busier than it has been all week. The smell of sizzling butter and seared steaks lingers by the stove. Pans are tossed back and forth, making a scratching sound against the hot burners.

Amidst the madness, a chef -- wearing an impeccable white coat -- bends over a stainless steel counter. Around her, there are piles of white plates, pending tickets, and a loud, stressed-out expeditor. She steadily lifts an edible flower with a silver tweezer and sets it on an ivory platter, then follows with sliced hamachi, hibiscus foam and, ultimately, spherified ponzu. The platter leaves the kitchen in the hands of a waiter prepared to explain the dish. It has all the intricacies of a modernized Giuseppe Arcimboldo painting. The food isn't rustic. It's beautiful, pristine and precise.

What follows is our list for Art Basel-goers, those who want to eat food as lovely as a million-dollar art collection. Tweezer-plated fare comes at a high price but, like a good painting, just consider it a smart investment.

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Expect large crowds in Wynwood.

The weeklong, orgiastic mashup of artistic intellectual elitism is upon us. On December 5, Art Basel Miami Beach will begin with a VIP preview, also known as a vernissage. It's a quiet affair where only those with buying power are invited to inspect what's on exhibit and make their purchases before us riffraff can use our day passes.

Don't be confused by all the trendy parties, free liquor, and over-the-top fashion. Miami Art Week -- or Art Basel or whatever umbrella name assigned to this first full week in December -- is all about the deal. So remember that as you affix that fake mustache to your fat upper lip while praying you'll get into the Le Baron party, none of it is really for you. It's for the Russian oil magnate looking for something to hang above his dining room table. It's for the Argentine cattle baron who's saddened by the bare walls at his chalet at the base of the Andes.

Still, the rest of us want to take in the sights, and we have to eat. So in between pretending to know about contemporary art's latest trends, peruse this rundown of the best places in Wynwood and the Design District to eat, make friends with an art dealer, and perhaps land yourself a sugar daddy (or mommy).

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The Miami Dolphins are in the midst of a resurgence. Their third win Sunday moved them into a first-place tie above the AFC East. While the Dolphins were taking down the St. Louis Rams, fans across the stadium were downing a variety of food selections. From the first ball tossed, someone was tossing a hot dog to a hungry fan nearby. It used to be go to a game, grab a hot dog, burger or some popcorn for twice what you would normally pay for it and have a seat. Over the past few years with the emergence of state of the art stadiums, teams have stepped up their food selections. Our Dolphins are doing everything they can to keep up with the trend. "We started by looking at the different demographics in South Florida," said Dolphins Premium Seating Director Howard Dorland. "We wanted our inventory to mirror our fans, so we had to match up with the market." The Dolphins accomplished that feat by working with names familiar to every South Floridian. Three years back iconic Fontainebleau nightclub LIV opened up on the club level above the west end zone to rave reviews. Sunday, as Jason Taylor and Zach Thomas were inducted into the Honor Ring, Short Order was treated to a tour of several of the premium dining options offered across the stadium.More »

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So the Dolphins won their home opener yesterday for the first time since 2005: a 35-13 shellacking of the Oakland Raiders.

Short Order wasn't disappointed at the Miami Dolphins first home game Sunday against the Oakland Raiders. Why haul a grill off the back of a truck when you can make the grill the back of the truck? And there were lobster tails and steamed clams, too.

Besides the standard and variations on hot dogs and hamburgers, we saw a lot of ribs and strip steak. One group brought about 30 different hot sauces to go along with kielbasa's and other sausages. Another celebrated a birthday with a Dolphins cake and four giant racks of ribs. Not impressed? Then head over to the folks with the tasty beer-steamed clams. No matter what the method, Dolfans made sure to do it up right.

If you didn't make it to the first tailgate of the year, in addition to the Dolphins actually winning, here is what else you missed.

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