Sato was completely surprised at Brooke's appearance into the team. But at the same time, it wasn't as if they could say no...could they? No, they couldn't! Besides, her suggestion sounded like a good one. It would probably make the meal very much a cultural fusion; the Japanese didn't do a lot with espresso, so Sato was interested in seeing how it might turn out with the red bean paste. The red bean was so sweet that it might need that kick of bitterness to balance it out on the palate...<br/><br/>"I'm all for it," he declared, giving a look to Eve to make sure she was, too. To Eve and her query about getting the most flavor from the bean, he said, "The best way for this might be to make it a syrup. It would play better with the espresso, too, in terms of texture. And it would incorporate better with the ice cream component."<br/><br/>The bean paste could be a little heavy; the syrup aspect would really lighten it, he suspected.<br/><br/>To Brooke, he said, "We're behind on prep. Want to jump in and help us keep our stations organized? If sweet isn't your thing, help me on the savory fillings? How are you with creating a mincemeat type filling? We want a couple of savory versions of this to balance out the ice cream and the couple of sweet versions we want to do."