Time for a new Red Sox beer and Cranston Greek Festival. Dig into the latest food news

You've got two days to take advantage of an anniversary deal. You have plenty of time to plan for the Cranston Greek Festival. And you can contemplate why the Red Sox's Alex Bregman has his own beer.

That's the news I'm sharing today.

Hard to believe where the years go, but Red Stripe, 465 Angell St., Providence, will celebrate its 20th anniversary through Thursday, Aug. 28. Guests can get 20% off all of the brasserie’s appetizers, entrées, desserts, cocktails and wines by the glass, plus $1 ice cream sundaes with the purchase of any entrée.

Dishes include Mussels with Frites, the Everything But the Kitchen Sink Salad, the Red Stripe Grilled Cheese and Steak Frites. In addition to the anniversary specials, seasonal items include Lemon Rosemary Half Chicken, a Half Pound Lobster Roll, Half Pound Lobster Salad and a Corned Beef Reuben.

Greek Festival

Food will be king at the 39th annual Greek Festival of the Church of the Annunciation, which will take place under big tents at 175 Oaklawn Ave., Cranston, on Friday, Sept. 5, from 5 to 10 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 6, from noon to 10 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 7, from noon to 8 p.m.

Sample a wide variety of specialties, including roast lamb, Greek-style chicken, souvlaki (skewered pork or chicken), pastitsio (Greek lasagna), spanakopita (spinach pie), tiropita (cheese pie) and gyros. The pastry booth offers hand-made Greek pastries prepared by teams of parishioners, including baklava, galaktoboureko and rice pudding. The pastry selection also includes karidopita (Greek walnut cake), kourabiedes (wedding cookies), koulourakia (butter cookies) and melomakarona (honey cookies). There will also be loukoumádes, a staple in the south of Greece and a popular street food served with a combination of honey, cinnamon and walnuts. Authentic Greek coffee and Greek frappe (iced coffee) will also be sold.

Sam Adams and the Red Sox

He didn't even win the Red Sox a World Series, but Alex Bregman has his own Boston beer.

“Bregman’s Beer” is now available in limited-edition cans and on draft exclusively at the Samuel Adams Downtown Boston Taproom, 60 State St., Boston, and at the Samuel Adams Boston Brewery in Jamaica Plain.

Why?

It's meant to celebrate Alex Bregman’s first Red Sox season. “Bregman’s Beer” is described as a citrusy pale ale (5.8% ABV) crafted to celebrate Boston’s third baseman with zesty citrus hops, subtle pine undertones and a clean, refreshing finish.

"Nothing in Boston is handed to you – you’ve got to earn it,” Bregman said in a statement. “That’s what I love about this city."

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Cranston Greek Festival, Sam Adams Bregman beer and Red Stripe deal