People at Russ and Daughters on Houston Street August 30, 3009. By Jason Polan. From the series “Every Person In New York.”
It seems like every person in New York is at Russ & Daughters this weekend, picking up orders and watching as salmon is sliced at the counter. The shop is open from 9:00 a.m. [...]

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A team of two from the Russ & Daughters staff will compete in the August Sweat Out Ping Pong Classic tournament at Partners & Spade tomorrow!
On Saturday, August 29, local creative firm Partners & Spade will host a ping pong tournament in their smart Great Jones Street storefront and studio to celebrate the launch of [...]

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Paper Magazine’s Carol Lee stopped by to “rip up a herring,” or a few herring, actually, with us.
Some of our older customers had taught me that when they were young, it was quite common to ask someone out to “rip up a herring.” The phrase indicated a  sort of joyous sharing, like “breaking bread.” I [...]

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A few months ago, the latest Food Network production filmed part of a new show at Russ & Daughters.  That show, Chefs vs. City, premieres this Friday night at 10:00 p.m. with the New York episode that features a challenge at Russ & Daughters.
In the series, chefs Aaron Sanchez and Chris Cosentino run around various [...]

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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 and [...]

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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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It is exciting that Daniel Boulud is opening DBGB Kitchen & Bar in the neighborhood, on the Bowery, on June 8.  Joshua Russ Tupper was lucky enough to stop by a preview event last night; hear his thoughts and the assesments of other chefs and guests in a podcast posted by The Feedbag and look [...]

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Friends and neighbors of Russ & Daughters are up to great things. Here’s a Russ & Daughters To Do List for tonight.

The shiny new 92Y Tribeca presents Comedy 2.0: Video Series on the Web: a panel and clip show moderated by Gabe Delahaye and featuring the creators content for The Burg, Barely Political, College Humor, [...]

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Friends and neighbors of Russ & Daughters are doing great things.  So here’s an R&D To Do List for the next few days.  Be sure to say “hello” if you see us at any of these events.

TONIGHT.  Ben Karlin edited a hilarious book - Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me - and tonight [...]

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