The Amateur Gourmet asks, “Do you have a camera? Do you have a friend? How would you like to spend your weekend running all over the city with your friend taking pictures of you in front of all of the foodie landmarks, eating cookies from Levain Bakery and smoked fish from Russ & Daughters?”  It [...]

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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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Andy Fisher always stands on a small cooler, perched high above the counter, to watch while his orders are sliced.
“You need to install TV screens to broadcast the slicing,” he implores. “We could follow different slicers on different screens while we wait! People will tune in at home too!”
Another of Andy’s ideas, though, is truly [...]

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After announcing our blog naming contest, and having the story picked up by New York Magazine’s Grub Street, hundreds of submissions poured in. Competition proved to be fierce. More than a few candidates sought to gain an upper hand by reminding us that Russ & Daughters had catered their son’s bris, that winning this would [...]

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