Springfield-StyleCashewChicken

During our Christmas holiday travels we visited family in Southwest Missouri.  One evening we chose Leong’s Asian Diner in Springfield, Missouri.  As we were seated, my Dad whispered to me, “Do you know who that gentleman is?” referring to an older man seated alone with two hands resting on a cane.  After I said I didn’t, Dad said, “Well, that is David Leong himself.”  When I looked confused, Dad stated, “He is the Original!  He created Cashew Chicken.”