Eating around Canton - Gervasi Vineyard - June 2011

MUSIC IN THE VINEYARD

Patio at Gervasi

Saturday evening I'd been invited to join friends at Gervasi to hear our friend Stan Miller perform.  Both the setting and the entertainment were lovely. 

I've been to Gervasi a couple times already and by far the best place to enjoy the place on a warm day is on the patio.  With views of the lake and lawns where people are playing cornhole and boccie ball, it's a very tranquil setting.  They've recently built new B&B's across the lake and while I think it's sort of screwed up the view, I'm sure it's a quaint location for an overnight retreat.

Meanwhile we enjoyed some wine, a salad and some pizzas.  The food here is good but the menu on the patio is limited.  The menu inside is more adventurous and quite delicious.  The wines are OK but a bit sweet for my own taste.  The main attraction here is the setting and, for us, the entertainment.

We met Stan Miller a year or so ago at Riverside Wine Bar out in Kent and met Terri at the same time.  Stan and Teri are good friends and I've been invited often to hear him perform around town.  Stan plays sax and sings, mostly an easy listening set of tunes ranging from rat pack favorites to cool jazz and does them all quite well.  

Stan MIller at the microphone



Saturday was a bit special as he'd been asked to sing a special dedication to a young couple to set the mood for a marriage proposal (she said yes) and it brought tears to eyes all around the patio.  After a beautiful song that I don't think I'd ever heard before, the young man got down on one knee and proposed.  It was really very romantic.  Well done by him and by Stan.

By 10 pm the sky had been lit up by distant and then not-so-distant lightening and the skies opened up a torrent shortly thereafter making the drive home challenging.  Joke was on me since I got home and there was no sign of rain here.  Too bad it chased us out of Gervasi for the evening.