The operator is Huge, a restaurant company. The owner of the company, Mr. Shinkawa is famous in the restaurant industry. When former US president Mr. Bush came to Japan, Japanese prime minister Mr. Koizumi took him to an izakaya, a Japanese style pub in Nishi-Azabu. It was a kind of sensation, because until then only high-end restaurants were chosen in that situation. Shinkawa was the man who served sake and food to them. That pub, Gonpachi is not an izakaya actually, it is a stylish Japanese restaurant known as 'Kill Bill restaurant', because movie producer Quentin Tarantino created scenes in Kill Bill after being inspired by this restaurant. Shinkawa was a board member of that company and then he started his own company in 2005. Now Shinkawa is the new restaurant king in Tokyo. He has produced nice restaurants in trendy areas. His restaurants Rigoletto in Roppongi and one in Marunouchi are always full with customers as well as his other restaurants.
The new restaurant El Caliente is a Mexican restaurant. When I arrived at the party, it was already very crowded. I greeted Mr. Shinkawa at the entrance, and tried to see inside, but it was jammed with people, so my friend and I went to the balcony.
On the stage a Latin band was playing music, I was happy with a Mexican beer and Latin music. Next time I want to taste their food, because we couldn't get to do so that night.
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