New Staff at Bellwether; USHG Family Table Cookbook

WILLIAMSBURG — Bellwether, the newish restaurant in the old Royal Oak space, recently hired some new FOH and BOH personnel. Dan Ross-Leutwyler, formerly of Fatty 'Cue, is the new executive chef. Justin Lane Briggs, who also worked at Fatty 'Cue, is now the beverage director. This Friday, the restaurant will be serving a special five-course family style dinner with a raw bar cocktail hour beforehand, for $49 per person. [EaterWire]

BOOK CLUB — Eater National has a peek at Family Table, the new book from Michael Romano and Karen Stabiner, which features staff meal recipes from Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group restaurants (pre-order on Amazon). The book, which doesn't come out till April 13, features recipes from chefs Nick Anderer and Jean Paul Bourgeois of Maialino, as well as a Gramercy Tavern recipe. [Eater National]

NOHO — Russ & Daughters will be celebrating the special new catch herring tomorrow night at Astor Center with their annual Herring Pairing event. The meal will include two dishes from Kyo Ya's Chikara Sono. Check out more details on the event's site. [EaterWire]