In May, Evan Kleiman visited Russ & Daughters to talk to Niki Russ Federman for her great KCRW radio show, “Good Food.” Now, in a round-up of the year, the station has selected that interview as one of its Best of 2009!
Listen to the Best-Of episode and the original episode too.
- Jen Snow

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Russ & Daughters will be closed on Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, 11/26, but all other days this week will follow regular store hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., and Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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This Thanksgiving, as we celebrate both our history as a nation of newcomers and the bounty of this land, fish  —  not just fowl  —  deserves a place at the table. Appetizing food (smoked fish, caviar, herrings and spreads) represents one of the most unique food contributions that immigrants have made to this country, and [...]

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Happy new year! 5770!
Russ & Daughters is open today from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.  We are no longer taking Rosh Hashanah pre-orders, but you can pick up everything you need for a sweet new year at the Russ & Daughters counter.   We look forward to seeing you in the store!
Tomorrow, Saturday, September 19, [...]

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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are almost here. We will have holiday hours in the shop for the next few weeks.

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We found this gem, from The Lo-Down, a community and neighborhood news blog about the Lower East Side, on Twitter.
You can always let us know when you are planning to fly with Russ & Daughters food and we’ll pack your order to travel - either as a carry-on or for you to check in your [...]

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Tune in to ABC 7 Eyewitness News at 5:00 p.m. TONIGHT for a segment that includes Russ & Daughters Picnic Baskets. Then, stop by the store to pick up a Picnic before you head back outside to the beautiful weather!

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Customer Dan Ryan sent us this adorable photo.  In it, he carries Vivienne Rose Ryan, who is 14 months old, in a shopping bag from Russ & Daughters.  “She loves your whitefish!” Dan says.
And we love seeing your photos!  Send us your photos, videos, stories, recipes, anecdotes, etc. -  info(at)russanddaughters.com.  We’d love to feature you [...]

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We love our new expanded store hours; it is great to see so many people earlier and later each day, but now that Passover is almost here, we’ll have holiday hours in the shop for the next few weeks.
Russ & Daughters’ holiday hours for Passover 2009 are:

Monday 3/30-Saturday 4/4
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday 4/5
8:00 AM [...]

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The recently published Indie Travel Guide — a German-language intro to “Amerika & Mehr” (America & More) — asked various indie rock stars to detail their favorite restaurants, bars, shops, clubs, museums, and activities in their home cities, or cities they spend time in, throughout the world.
Albert Hammond, Jr. (guitarist for The Strokes, solo songwriter, [...]

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