Tablet Magazine named their “Top Hamantaschen” today, 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 [...]

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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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Russ & Daughters welcomes the prized New Catch Holland Herring on June 9. After you’ve tried the New Catch at the counter, join us at the Roger Smith Hotel for A Festival of Herring & Aquavit.
This year, to celebrate the New Catch, the annual Scandinavian Mid-Summer Celebration, and the wonders of herring in [...]

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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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Serious Eats is hosting a drawing for a   Russ & Daughters New York Nostalgia package for the second year in a row in their “Seriously Delicious Holiday Food Giveaway: Russ & Daughters edition.”
You have until 3:00 p.m. today to visit their site and answer the contest question, “What is your favorite New York brunch food?” [...]

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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 stories [...]

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