1/1 intervals to Frédéric Cassel at Ginza Mitsukoshi: Tan Gram

Today, I went to give Frédéric Cassel a second try, since the first cake was great. Took my favorite path to Mitsukoshi Ginza doing 1 min/1 min intervals of relatively slow run and sprinting (or as near as I can get and keep my running form). Was able to do about 15 sprints before I was inside Ginza and couldn't run (for lack of space: evening is a lot different from Sunday morning, which is why there are cake shops open until after midnight there, apparently). Was running relatively well, but I'm not that tired, so I don't know it was as far as training. Intervals are supposed to promote stamina, though. I'm conflicted about whether to run tomorrow or do my inside routine again. Also conflicted because the price of the cake suggests that maybe I should take a cake break tomorrow, although I strongly want to go to Isetan because the visiting patisserie sounds pretty special: an M.O.F. (Un des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France) chocolatier working with the Hyatt Regency Pastry Shop guy. But the first day might be hard to get cake after work anyway, so maybe I should wait. Don't want to leave it to the last day, though.

Anyway, I went to Frédéric Cassel again and this time got the Tan Gram (or "Tangram": can't find an official Latin character spelling) for 777 yen, which is chocolate and more chocolate: chocolate glaze over a top layer of chocolate mousse, then chocolate cream, and then a more solid part with chocolate nibs mixed in (as well as on the outside), I think, on a short bread base. Definitely great. Don't want to rush to designate them a great shop, because I've done that before, but one more great cake would convince me. Plus, it's raising the bar for other shops that I've designated great but have not been delivering so much, although in the end, it is only the great cakes that matter, whoever is selling them. Got to know where to look, though, first. Don't have time or money to try everything from everywhere, sadly.