If you don’t recognize him right away, that’s Chef Hajime Sato, proprietor of Mashiko in The Junction, speaking at last year’s Eat Local Now! dinner celebrating sustainable locally grown/raised food. He’s part of this year’s event too – coming up Thursday, September 30th – along with others including Chef Dalis Chea from Fresh Bistro, whose parent company Herban Feast runs this year’s Eat Local Now! venue – SODO Park, just a bit east of West Seattle – plus West Seattle-residing Chef Traci Knight, pastry chef for Westwood-headquartered On Safari Foods. Guest speakers will talk about green jobs – a focus this year, along with learning about and supporting local food systems. And the night’s entertainment is by Ali Marcus. Co-presenters for Eat Local Now! include Sustainable West Seattle and CoolMom, and WSB is proud to again be among the co-sponsors; you can buy tickets online right now – adults are $35, kids $10 – just go here.