Warm congratulations to Emily and Tensho, who shared their pre-wedding moments with us at the shop. The newlyweds incorporated their favorite New York City spots, which included Russ & Daughters, into their wedding memories when they stopped by the shop to shoot portraits on the way to their ceremony! (Photos by Nelson Bakerman Photography, courtesy [...]

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New York Magazine‘s sixth annual “Reasons to Love New York” issue came out right in the middle of the holiday rush, so we haven’t had a chance to post until now. They said, “Six years into anatomizing our love for the city, there is still no shortage of things to feel good about in this [...]

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Talk about bashert. This past Sunday while biking in the back meadows of Prospect Park, I noticed a curious gathering of musicians, performers, puppets, and leisurely spectators starting to take form. In that serendipitous New York kind of way, little did I know that I had stumbled upon something magical, and it was a mob. [...]

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Video from a recent visit to Russ & Daughters. Jennifer and Ben came to Russ & Daughters the other day for the first time, with tired feet, empty stomachs and a special book in tow. Originally published in 1959, the book was New York Places and Pleasures by Kate Simon. The 4th edition, which had [...]

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“Is everything ok?” asked the passerby at the sight of shuttered gates and lights off at Russ & Daughters this morning, his voice expressing mild panic as if he had just stumbled upon an unfortunate accident or was shaking someone out of a bad dream.  While we were touched by the outpouring of concern- he [...]

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In this Elle Magazine cover story by Andrew Goldman, actress Keira Knightly talks about making movies in New York and how much she misses the “amazing” Russ & Daughters now that she’s gone: “So, a modest proposal: Knightley told me she’d developed a love of New York while filming Last Night, that she still thinks [...]

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New Catch Holland Herring All reports indicate that the Russ & Daughters Herring Pairing with Wylie Dufresne and John Zorn at Astor Center was a great success! Photos, anecdotes, and a ShootBooth slideshow coming soon! Event photographs: Belathée Photography Photo booth portraits: ShootBooth – Jen Snow

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Thanks to Oliver Sacks, Russ & Daughters herring is the “Talk of the Town!”  Sacks writes about the New Catch Holland Herring, and other clupeal delights, in this week’s New Yorker. – Jen Snow

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One of the highlights of my job is to see how Russ & Daughters pops up into peoples lives.  This is one of my favorites, a letter and photos I received today. —Josh Russ Tupper Katie Stewart Sigler wrote: “So my mom is big into quilting.  She makes baby quilts for every baby that crosses [...]

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After almost 100 years, it was time for a Twitter. Follow us at http://twitter.com/LoxPopuli Twitter has been great so far. We love hearing from Russ & Daughters fans and Lox Populi readers all over the world.  Note the exchange we had recently with swell website Foursquare (a site that encourages you to explore your city [...]

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