New restaurant: Kitchen Master

We love dumplings so it was fated that there was a place we hadn’t yet tried, beginning with the letter “K”. Kitchen Master in Plano was a great find. We shared the chicken soup dumplings, the pork and shrimp soup dumplings and an appetizer of scallion pancakes – all of which were delicious. We both felt like dumplings when we walked out!

New ice creamery: Tongue in Cheek

Then because we weren’t full enough, we went to Tongue in Cheek Ice Cream to try some “L” flavors. Honey Lavender Blueberry was not our thing, but the Lemon Cream Pie was the bomb! The place was started by Brett Smith, a retired firefighter “with a passion for good food and a sarcastic wit.”  He was proud to have served the city of Richardson as a firefighter for 25 years and then he decided it was time to take off his helmet, grab an ice cream churn and “serve” in a different way. Their motto is:

SERVING SARCASM ONE SCOOP AT A TIME

So, we looked up the term “tongue in cheek.” Although it now means an ironic or sarcastic remark meant to be humorous rather than literal, thrusting one’s tongue into the cheek to create a bulge started as an actual physical gesture. Dating back to 1748, it was primarily used to express contempt, mockery, or sly derision towards someone and said to have originated as a way for an actor to show that what he said was meant to be funny or sarcastic. So, the next time someone doesn’t laugh at what you meant to be funny, stick your tongue in your cheek. Just the thought of seeing someone do that would get a laugh out of us!