After you’ve visited Russ & Daughters at The New Amsterdam Market on Sunday, July 17, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. (see this New York Times “Diner’s Journal” post for more details), we have the perfect plan for your Sunday night as well: at 8:00 p.m., watch Russ & Daughters’ extended family member Eden Grinshpan [...]

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We hope that you’ll join us on Tuesday, June 28, at The Russ & Daughters Herring Pairing: an evening filled with a dizzying and delectable array of Russ & Daughters herring preparations – an evening of inspired eating and drinking pairings that Oliver Sacks described in The New Yorker as “a special, joyous feast.”  We [...]

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Join us for the traditional first taste of the famed New Catch Holland Herring – ”Hollandse Nieuwe” – at the Russ & Daughters counter starting June 7. Enjoy the herring on the spot, pick some up to take them home, or have Russ & Daughters deliver to your door, throughout New York City and nationwide. [...]

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Join Russ & Daughters tonight for a “Tenement Talk” at the Tenement Museum. This evening’s program is: Lower East Side Eats: BabyCakes, Clinton Street Baking Company, and Russ & Daughters. The museum wrote: “From traditional to trendy, this series of food programs is devoted to the rich edible traditions of our neighborhood. This installment features [...]

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A Caviar Primer with Russ & Daughters February 7, 2011  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Astor Center (399 Lafayette Street at 4th Street) Tickets: http://www.astorcenternyc.com/class-a-caviar-primer-with-russ-daughters.ac

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While caviar has long been on the short-list of ultimate gastronomic experiences and luxuries, we recognize that few people — even the most seasoned hosts and gourmands — have the knowledge to be discerning when eating or buying caviar. This is why we have teamed up with our friends at Astor Center to present “A [...]

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Last week we held a celebration in honor of Herman Vargas and his 30 years (and counting!) at Russ & Daughters. Close to 100 people attended. It was a truly special evening full of joy, good humor and spontaneity. We only wish we could have fit all the friends of Russ & Daughters into one [...]

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Today Russ & Daughters will be closing early at 5:30 p.m. for a very special celebration. We will be honoring Herman Vargas on the occasion of his 30 years at Russ & Daughters. Herman started in the store as a 17-year-old peeling onions in the kitchen, and over the years has gone on to become [...]

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Sunday, October 17th is the 10 Annual International Pickle Day. 10,000 pickle mavens and food fiends come out for this great event celebrating the iconic pickle and all the variations of pickled foods you could possible think of.  Considering that pickling is one of the oldest means of food preservation, it is no surprise that [...]

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Each day this week, leading up to Pickle Day, we’re featuring different Russ & Daughters pickled products here on the blog. (And then we’ll be serving our Beet & Lemon Shrub at the Pickle Day festival on Sunday, October 17.) Today: Pickled Herring with Curry, Medjool dates and Roasted Cashews. Sweet and spice meet in [...]

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