New Catch Herring Season and the Russ & Daughters Herring Celebration are just around the corner. We hope to see you there!
Purveyors of the highest quality smoked fish, caviar, and specialty foods, Russ & Daughters is New York’s premier appetizing shop. Since 1914, this landmark New York institution has been continuously owned and operated by four generations of the Russ family. In the same spot on East Houston Street, and run by the same family, for nearly a century, Russ & Daughters continues to provide the tastes, traditions, and old-world class of a true New York experience.
Russ & Daughters
Appetizing Since 1914
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Staff Meeting: Russ & Daughters is Closing Early Today
Russ & Daughters is open today from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
We’re closing early today, for a staff meeting. (Back to regular hours tomorrow: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
We hope to see you in the shop soon!
THE START OF THE NEW CATCH HERRING SEASON - AN UPDATE
Dutch authorities have announced that the start of the New Catch Holland Herring Season has been postponed for two weeks. The 2013 season will now begin on June 19th (not June 5th, as previously reported).
Exploratory fishing determined that the herring have not yet reached their peak Omega-3 fat level - the level necessary to be considered the famed Hollandse Nieuwe (New Catch). Recent weather, resulting in low plankton levels, has been cited as the cause. This is only the second time in history that the New Catch season has been postponed.
The Russ & Daughters Herring Celebration on the evening of June 18th will be the kick-off for this year’s season, and the first opportunity to taste the New Catch. Tickets are still available.
CELEBRATE NEW CATCH HOLLAND HERRING SEASON IN THE SHOP STARTING JUNE 5, AND AT THE RUSS & DAUGHTERS HERRING CELEBRATION ON JUNE 18
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THE SEASON
The New Catch Holland Herring (Hollandse Nieuwe) is a piece of gastronomic heaven, a fabulous buttery and mild matjes (young) herring unlike any other, due to its exceptionally high and healthy omega-3 fat content. Traditionally, the New Catch Holland Herring is eaten by holding the whole herring by the tail and dropping it into one’s mouth. Visitors to Russ & Daughters are likely to see aficionados partaking of this food ritual right at the counter, starting on June 5.
• New Catch Holland Herring are $4.49 each or $39.95 for a tray of 10 herring.*
• Each herring is two fillets attached at the tail.
• Herring can be purchased at the Russ & Daughters counter.
• Russ & Daughters delivers the herring by courier in all five boroughs of NYC.
• Russ & Daughters ships the herring nationwide.
• Please call us at 212-475-4880 to place an order for pick-up at the shop, courier delivery in NYC, or nationwide shipping.
• Shipping orders may be placed online at www.russanddaughters.com. (http://shop.russanddaughters.com/store/product/862/Holland-Herring-Tray/www.russanddaughters.com. (http://shop.russanddaughters.com/store/product/862/Holland-Herring-Tray/)
The New Catch Holland Herring will be available at Russ & Daughters for the duration of their prized, yet limited, season. Russ & Daughters urges customers to place orders to guarantee that they can partake of this ephemeral gastronomic experience. Russ & Daughters is a direct importer, and receives herring from the first delivery of this New Catch to New York, and then continuously throughout the year.
(*The price of the Hollandse Nieuwe is set at auction, and is thus subject to change.)
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THE CELEBRATION
Russ & Daughters Herring Pairing event photos by Belathée.
The New Catch Herring season is also a time of celebration. On June 18th, we’ll explore the wonders of herring at the annual Russ & Daughters Herring Celebration. Join us for an evening filled with a dizzying and delectable array of Russ & Daughters herring preparations, including the New Catch. The herring will be paired with wine, spirits, and cocktails, specifically chosen by our friends, the experts at Astor Center.
Accompanying the festivities, Mark Russ Federman will read excerpts from his best-selling memoir, Russ & Daughters: The House That Herring Built. We will also screen selections from Raw Herring, a beautiful film that recently had its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. With breathtaking visuals and soundtrack, Raw Herring captures a look at the lives of Dutch fishermen as they work to catch the Hollandse Nieuwe. Our guest chef, Linda Steen, hails from Holland; she will create one dish for the event, putting a creative spin on a Dutch classic. And, of course, the ever popular herring photo Shootbooth will return.
The Russ & Daughters Herring Pairing
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
At Astor Center (399 Lafayette Street immediately north of East 4th Street, NY, NY 10003)
Tickets: $75. Tickets can be purchased at Russ & Daughters (179 East Houston Street, NY NY 10002), by calling Russ & Daughters at 212-475-4880, and online (http://bit.ly/RussHerringAstor).
Russ & Daughters is open today - Memorial Day - Monday, May 27, from 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M.
Irish Organic Smoked Salmon
4th Generation owner Josh Russ Tupper, slicing Irish organic smoked salmon - in the window at Russ & Daughters right now.
NEW CATCH HOLLAND HERRING SEASON
Starts Wednesday, June 5, 2013
JOIN US FOR THE NEW CATCH AT THE RUSS & DAUGHTERS COUNTER.
We deliver in NYC and ship nationwide.
RUSS & DAUGHTERS HERRING CELEBRATION
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
6pm – 9pm
Today seems like the perfect day for an egg cream, at Russ & Daughters. (Although, really, when isn’t it the perfect day for an egg cream?)
Egg creams (chocolate or vanilla), $3.44, at the Russ & Daughters sweets counter.
NYC GOV: 10th Annual Immigrant Heritage Week
Today kicked off Immigrant Heritage Week which is a citywide celebration from April 17-24, honoring the experiences and contributions of the millions of immigrants who have shaped New York City for generations.
Mayor Bloomberg announced the 2013 recipients of the American Dreamer Awards which are…
Russ & Daughters is honored to have been part of this morning’s breakfast at Gracie Mansion in honor of Immigrant Heritage Week. This celebration resonated in our history too: as a fourth generation family owned business that began when our founder Joel Russ immigrated to the Lower East Side, first with a herring barrel, and then a pushcart. In the same spot on East Houston Street, and run by the same family, for nearly a century, Russ & Daughters continues to provide the tastes and traditions of a true New York City experience. Russ & Daughters is currently owned and operated by Josh Russ Tupper and Niki Russ Federman, the fourth generation of the Russ family.
Today, 11:30AM–12:15PM, DISH presents Russ & Daughters at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, as part of the Downtown Literary Festival, with McNally Jackson Books. Join us — Josh Russ Tupper and Mark Russ Federman — for a reading and discussion about downtown, history, the Lower East Side, food, etc.
For more info: http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/downtown-literary-festival-housing-works-bookstore-cafe-and-mcnally-jackson/
Today is the 100th birthday of Hattie Gold, the eldest of the three Russ daughters. Happy Birthday Hattie! We’re so happy to honor you and your appetizing life.
Holiday Hours - Easter - Sunday, March 31
On Sunday, March 31, Russ & Daughters will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
The shop will return to regular business hours on Monday, April 1.
Russ & Daughters makes great desserts for Passover. Pick up something sweet on the way to your seder.
The shop is open today and tomorrow from 8AM-5PM. We’ll return to regular business hours on Wednesday.
Chocolate-toffee-matzo! Flourless chocolate cake. Macaroons. Jelly rings and jelly bars and marshmallow twists, dried fruit, nuts…
House-made chopped liver, at Russ & Daughters.
See our Passover specialties menu for more holiday options.
Niki Russ Federman, slicing smoked salmon, by hand, in the window, at Russ & Daughters.
