Ferraro's Mezzanotte; New ECF Board Members

EASTSIDE — Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar’s Mezzanotte menu from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. nightly features keyboardist and vocalist Cornelius Herring as well as small plates, including antipastini freddi (cold options), such as carciofi sott’olio (Italian-marinated long-stem artichokes), affettati (assortment of Italian-cured meats), carpaccio di manzo (beef carpaccio, arugula, parmigiana) and insalata Mimmo (heirloom tomatoes, red onion, fresh mozzarella, avocado in balsamic vinaigrette). Antipastini caldi (hot selections) include arancini (rice balls with essence of truffles), melanzane involtini (grilled eggplant with assorted cheese filling), gamberoni fra’diavolo (shrimp in spicy tomato sauce) and costolette d’agnello (two single-cut grilled lamb chops). Small plates range in price from $4 to $14. [EaterWire]

LAS VEGAS — Epicurean Charitable Foundation of Las Vegas elected Sean DiCicco and Michael Kennedy as the new president and chairman of the board, respectively, for two-year terms starting Jan. 1, 2015. DiCicco is the vice president of food and beverage at Mandalay Bay and Kennedy is the director of food operations at South Point. [EaterWire]