worldly cup

So what if you haven’t caught World Cup fever? You can still cash in on the special deals that local bars and restaurants are offering in conjunction with the Olympics of soccer. In fact, just change the meaning of World Cup by making the tournament an excuse to raise a brimming cup at a different purveyor of international cuisine every day for the next couple of weeks. Because this is the morning that Brazil and Portugal kick it out on the field, have your evening meal at Em Chamas Brazilian Grill (6101 Northwest 63rd Terrace, 816-505-7100), which offers a free caipirinha — Brazil’s sweet and limey national cocktail — to those who wear any World Cup team’s jersey to dinner through July 11. Em Chamas is a churrascaria — Brazilian barbecue — so “dinner” is an understatement. To get the free drink, you must order the $24.99 full rodizio, and that means you’ll hit the extensive buffet line and then get a virtually unlimited amount of authentically prepared meats (like the mysterious churrascaria specialty known as picanha) brought to your table. — Crystal K. Wiebe

June 11-July 11, 2010