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THE PARTY MOVES DOWNTOWN

It’s a Thursday night in Brickell. Diners at Komodo nibble on hamachi crudo as a wave of leggy young women parade through the dining room around them, filling up tables in a section inconspicuously presided over by a large security guard. David Grutman darts around the floor with the alertness of a regal hunting dog, nose in the air, iPhone in hand, anticipating the imminent arrival of the evening’s VIP guests.

The managing partner of Miami Beach nightclubs LIV and Story, Grutman (see Q&A, page 50) opened Komodo in 2015 as

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