If QUEEN SHEEBA is the east coast representative of the world restaurant, the west coast representative is BIG CAKE. Of course, BIG CAKE will open their shop as the smash official bar this year. It's less than a month until the festival, but we found time to interview them. As soon as I took a seat, the shop owner,Wataru-san, said that he has to apologize. And why is that?

"The menu hasn't been decided yet", he says. "Therefore, I couldn't make any samples for today". Hmm, this is a problem. I quickly asked him about last year. Last year's food selection was 2 types of pasta. Are you gonna have the same pasta this year as well? No, Wataru-san says, and strongly declared that he won't do the same thing again this year.

"In fact," he says, " we are inviting a chef from LA this year, and doing Mexican. All the recipes are from there. Therefore, I can't show either a menu or a sample now. Seemingly, Wataru-san's demeanor, which was at first apologetic, now turned to pride, with a twinkling in his eyes and a confident expression indeed.

This year there will be "FUJI ROCK special cocktail" which is a secret now,but with much more substantial drinks. Please check it out on the day(smile). Of course there will be 3 varieties of SHOCHU (Japanese liquor),and it might be good to dilute with hot water since it's cold at night. Also there will be 8 to 10 kinds of our original organic red and white wine which has a mild, accesible taste. You may want to try various drinks and compare them.

　Naturally, the topic changes to music by holding the FRF pamphlet in one hand. So which artist do you think will match the most to SMASH BAR this year? It was the moment when WATARU-san's face brightened up the most. " The RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS! Definitely! L.A. is close to the home of Mexican food, Mexico! The chef and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS are both from L.A." he said, smiling.

I see. L.A. /Mexican style with the combination of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and the chef. This will be the hottest mixture,right?