It has been less than one year since Russ & Daughters relaunched our website and launched the Lox Populi blog.  We are excited to report that Russ & Daughters was chosen as an “Official Honoree” for the 2009 Webby Awards.
“Hailed as the ‘Internet’s highest honor’ by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the [...]

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An update:  all spots have been filled for the upcoming Tenement Tours on Tuesday, November 18.
We look forward to a great evening at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, and to seeing you at another event soon.
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Welcome to Lox Populi, the place to head for daily updates about all things related to Russ & Daughters: bits of history, tastes of new treats, recipes, customer stories, traditions, anecdotes, kvetching, and kvelling.
But we can’t do it without the lox and we can’t do it without the people. So, please send us your stories [...]

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Andy Fisher always stands on a small cooler, perched high above the counter, to watch while his orders are sliced.
“You need to install TV screens to broadcast the slicing,” he implores. “We could follow different slicers on different screens while we wait! People will tune in at home too!”
Another of Andy’s ideas, though, is truly [...]

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After announcing our blog naming contest, and having the story picked up by New York Magazine’s Grub Street, hundreds of submissions poured in. Competition proved to be fierce. More than a few candidates sought to gain an upper hand by reminding us that Russ & Daughters had catered their son’s bris, that winning this would [...]

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