b'Were Ready To Enjoy, AgainC OB & P EN1221 S. F LORIDA A VE ., L AKELAND863.937.8126F ULL MENU SERVED 4 P 10 P 7DAYS A WEEKB RUNCH ON WEEKENDS FROM 11 A 3 PS ATURDAY H OURS : 11 A 1 AS UNDAY H OURS : 11 A 11 PF UN N OTE : The restaurants name is an homageto the city of Lakelands affinity for swans.A male swan is called a cob, and a femaleswan is called a pen.alanceisahugepartofspirituallife.HavingthatinourdiningB experience is important, and what many of us are looking for rightnow. Were beginning to feel a bit more at ease with going out; meet-ing friends we havent seen in a year, and finally, enjoying a meal that hasbeen creatively prepared by someone else.Restaurants that have alwaysunderstood the importance of the whole experiencethe ambiance, thestorytelling, the gracious welcoming from the front and back of the house are the restaurants that are thriving. Theres quite a bit of history to this Tudor House located in the his-toricDixielanddistrictofLakeland. TheownersofCob& Penhaveembraced it, meshing a bit of the old with fresh touches inside and out ofthis stately grande dame. If walls could talk (and some say these walls do).Originally built in 1927, the house had changed ownership several timesover the years, when it was purchased in 1969 by Gene Holloway, the fabledrestaurateur. Elvis was once a guest of Holloways at the mansion after aperformance at the Lakeland Civic Center.A portion of the home was moved in 2014 to its current location byGregoryFancelli,whosematernalgrandfatherwasthelateGeorge W.Jenkins, founder of Publix Super Markets. With a backstory this juicy (andtheres a lot more) the proprietors have created a menu that is just as color-ful with well-known gastropub favorites.88THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'