Paper Magazine’s Carol Lee stopped by to “rip up a herring,” or a few herring, actually, with us.
Some of our older customers had taught me that when they were young, it was quite common to ask someone out to “rip up a herring.” The phrase indicated a  sort of joyous sharing, like “breaking bread.” I [...]

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Thanks to Oliver Sacks, Russ & Daughters herring is the “Talk of the Town!”  Sacks writes about the New Catch Holland Herring, and other clupeal delights, in this week’s New Yorker.
- Jen Snow

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In this week’s New York Magazine, Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld note the New Catch Holland Herring in their “In Season” feature. Note the fantastic illustration of the 3 steps of eating the New Catch in the most traditional way at the Russ & Daughters counter.

- Jen Snow

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2009’s New Catch Holland Herring Season begins today. Join us for the New Catch at the counter at Russ & Daughters from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
- Jen Snow

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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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Celebrate the New Catch at the Russ & Daughters Counter!
Join us for the first traditional taste of the famed New Catch Holland Herring - “Hollandse Nieuwe” -  at the Russ & Daughters counter at the start of the season: June 9, 2009.
Once a year, herring in the North Sea reach their optimal condition during a [...]

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