Sloane Crosley started off a new web Op-Ed column (”Townies, a series about life in New York written by the novelists, journalists and essayists who live there, appears every Thursday. October’s columnist is Sloane Crosley, the author of How Did You Get This Number.”) on The New York Times‘ “Opinionator” page with “New York [...]

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The “Sugar Rush” column on Serious Eats is always a treat. Earlier this week, Kathy YL Chan wrote there about Bagel Pudding, a long-time homemade staple of the Russ & Daughters sweets counter. Since our bagels are baked fresh every morning, by night-time, if there happen to be any left, they are best enjoyed toasted, [...]

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The Russ & Daughters Mini Yum Kippered sandwich is featured in New York Magazine’s annual “Underground Gourmet guide to all that is brand spanking new and good to eat,” the “2010 Eat Cheap Issue” by Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld. The article shows the small sandwich in great company, with “mini” dishes from Momofuku Milk [...]

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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 about [...]

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The details of this amazing dish, prepared by Wylie Dufresne and Jon Bignelli:
Smoked New Catch Holland herring, nasturtium gazpacho, cucumber, hazelnut
Soup base made with nasturtium flowers, breadcrumbs, vegetable stock (white grape juice, shallots, garlic, hazelnut oil, and a little butter).
Herring has been lightly cured, smoked and then frozen using liquid nitrogen.  [...]

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We are honored that the Super Heebster was chosen for New York Magazine’s list of “Best Sandwiches in New York.” In this week’s issue, Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld produced an epic survey of sandwiches all over NYC.  At #50, the Super Heebster; they wrote:
#50 Super Heebster: Russ & Daughters
Introduced to a national audience on [...]

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RUSS & DAUGHTERS CELEBRATES NEW CATCH HOLLAND HERRING SEASON IN THE SHOP AND AT A HERRING PAIRING EVENT
New York’s premier appetizing shop celebrates the New Catch at the counter and at The Russ & Daughters Herring Pairing at Astor Center - a one-night-only special event featuring herring and cocktail and spirits pairings [...]

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The current issue of Edible Manhattan includes a feature about Russ & Daughters, and a Russ & Daughters Classic bagel and lox (this one with Gaspe Nova and scallion cream cheese) on the cover. The feature, “Back of the House: Russ & Daughters - Where appetizing is both an adjective and a noun,” was written [...]

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Head over to the Edible Manhattan website to see a slideshow of images by photographer Michael Harlan Turkell.  Michael spent time at Russ & Daughters recently, working on a “Back of the House” story with writer Rachel Wharton. Edible’s blog today reports:
“We can’t get enough of Michael Harlan Turkell’s photographs on Russ & Daughters, our [...]

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Tablet Magazine named their “Top Hamantashen,” and Russ & Daughters is the winner. They write:
As Purim approaches, it’s time to pass judgment on one of the most pressing issues of the day: where to find good hamantashen.
Tablet Magazine investigated. A meticulous and hungry bunch, we ordered hamantashen from bakeries in six cities across five states, [...]

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