Menuwatch: Parkers Arms
Stosie Madi and Kathy Smith have transformed a failing pub into a gastronomic destination that combines Middle Eastern and modern British influences. Amanda Afiya reports
With breathtakingly beautiful views of the Trough of Bowland, the Parkers Arms, which has been owned by chef-patron Stosie Madi and her business partner Kathy Smith for 11 years, is situated in the heart of the tiny village of Newton-in-Bowland.
The pair, who have worked together for some 25 years, took over the property a few years after launching their first restaurant in the UK, Weezos in nearby Clitheroe, which followed hot on the heels of restaurants they had operated in the Gambia where Senegal-born Madi had been brought up.
From the menuStarters⢠- Soused herring, fermented rhubarb dressing, horseradish potato salad £8.50⢠- Seared peppered Newton venison loin, new season hedgerow vinegar dressing £12Mains â¢Â Roasted Ashcroft's cauliflower, tarator, cauliflower carpaccio £16 â¢Â Summer potato dumplings, wild Newton field mushrooms and peas, fresh curds £16 â¢Â Roast Morecambe Bay fish of the day, Lancashire pod vegetables, potatoes £22Desserts â¢Â Valrhona 70% chocolate pot, white chocolate mousse, chocolate meringue £8 â¢Â Baked cheesecake, James and Charlotte's wonderful blackcurrants, Gisburn cream £8 â¢Â Gooseberry meringue, elderflower ice-cream, Chantilly cream, lime £10
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