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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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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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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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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We just set up a television on top of the fish counter so that we can all watch Josh and the Super Heebster and Oy Vey Schmear sandwiches on The Martha Stewart Show.  Note the antenna attachment - a large, ripe Russ & Daughters tomato!  The last time we set up a television in the [...]

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Tune in to The Martha Stewart Show tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24, for their very special Sandwich Episode.  (Check marthastewart.com for local channels and air times.)
Joshua Russ Tupper and Niki Russ Federman will join Martha to make two Russ & Daughters sandwiches: the Super Heebster and the Oy, Vey Schmear - live on TV.
This episode, part [...]

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There was lots of buzz in the papers and on the blogs today about Chef Marco Pierre White. The Chopping Block, his new reality show, premieres tonight on NBC.  About halfway into Carla Spartos’s article, “Chop Chef,” in the New York Post is this gem: “No wonder White counts Russ & Daughters as his favorite [...]

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Ever since Anthony Bourdain and the No Reservations crew visited Russ & Daughters in November, we’ve been excited to see the episode that will air TONIGHT at 10:00 p.m. on the Travel Channel.
We are fans of the show, of course, so the chance to be featured on it is a honor.  In the promo for [...]

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The on-air rapport between Martha Stewart and David Letterman is legendary, so you’ll definitely want to tune in to The Late Show tomorrow night (Friday, February 13)  to see Martha woo Dave with American Osetra Caviar from Russ & Daughters, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Martha tells us that along with the caviar,  she is planning [...]

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Recently, New York Magazine’s Grub Street wrote about the new season of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, “A late-season return to New York City is also assured, but no word on where exactly Bourdain will visit.”
We are happy to confirm that Bourdain and crew shot part of the show at Russ & Daughters, and the [...]

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