New Catch Holland Herring Season starts at Russ & Daughters on June 8, 2010.
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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 the current issue of Gourmet Magazine‘s weekly newsletter, Editor In Chief Ruth Reichl writes lovingly of herring’s special meaning in her family, and she talks specifically about the New Catch Holland Herring.
Reichl’s anecdote about her parents is tender and touching, and her description of the taste of these prized herring is perfect too:

“My father [...]

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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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