Asterisque: Oar

Oar (from Asterisque)

Did a fairly uneventful daytime run to Asterisque and back. It basically was around 9.5 km/h, though going out was just shy of that and coming back was greater, despite carrying cake. I was trying to deliberately run 10 km/h, but the route has some steep slopes. I should say its an over 10 km round trip.

The cake was Oar (オール; 580), which is apricot with a hazelnut biscuit. The somewhat course dark biscuit did not really go well with the apricot gelatin, as far as the texture, and the flavors were not harmonizing either. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and call it good, as it was not that disappointing, but Asterisque gets demoted down to just good, which is not such a bad thing. Next I expect a first post on Isetan's current visiting shop, which is probably not better, based on previous experience, but is worth giving another try, just like Asterisque was.