We are lucky to hear wonderful stories and to see great photos from customers all the time.  Some stop by the store to share, some e-mail, or call. Some customers post things on Flickr or Twitter or Vimeo.  But I recently opened my e-mail and was totally surprised by a delightful — and delightfully odd [...]

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A sweet story I heard during the holiday season came from customer Irv Isaacson, who called from Columbus, Ohio, to place an order over the phone. Irv asked, at first, for a few pounds of Gaspe Nova, some Kippered Salmon, a pound of Chopped Liver, fillets of Pickled Herring with Cream Sauce and Onions, and [...]

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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 [...]

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