What I ate for lunch: traditional poppy seed bagel with vegetable cream cheese, at Russ & Daughters.
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
179 East Houston Street, New York, NY 10002
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Russ & Daughters Offers New-Catch Holland Herring in Sandwich Form (featured in New York Magazine)
“The new-catch Holland herring is in, and importer Russ & Daughters has added a sandwich to its roster, modeled after a popular Dutch street food. A whole filleted fish is tucked into a challah-style hot-dog bun custom-baked by Hot Bread Kitchen and topped with chopped onions and cornichons, turning the seasonal specialty into a portable snack. The new-catch-herring sandwich sells for $7.95 and is on the menu through August.” - Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite. Photo: Danny Kim/New York Magazine.
*And, speaking of the New Catch Herring and the New Catch Sandwich - you can try both, and lots of other herring dishes too, each paired with cocktails by the experts at Astor Center, at the Russ & Daughters Herring Pairing, which is TOMORROW NIGHT. There are only a few tickets left, so call us at 212-475-4880 to reserve your spot. Tickets available online too.*
Russ & Daughters is honored to have worked with Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister Jones for some scenes in their wonderful film - “LOLA VERSUS.” We’re going to see it again this weekend, and if you’re in NYC or LA, you should definitely go see it a.s.a.p. too. You are going to love it!
Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein recording their bits for the DVD commentary of LOLA VERSUS!
Announcing the Russ & Daughters Herring Pairing Party and the Start of the New Catch Herring Season in the Shop!
THE SEASON
The New Catch Holland Herring 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 your mouth. Visitors to Russ & Daughters are likely to see aficionados partaking of this food ritual right at the counter, starting on June 6.
• 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.
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 CELEBRATION
The New Catch Herring season is also a time of celebration. On June 26th, we’ll celebrate the wonders of herring at the annual Russ & Daughters Herring Pairing. Join us for an evening filled with a dizzying and delectable array of Russ & Daughters herring preparations, including the New Catch. Each herring dish is paired with an interesting spirit or cocktail, specifically chosen by our friends, the experts at Astor Center.
We are delighted to announce that the guest chef for the 2012 Russ & Daughters Herring Pairing is Chef Chikara Sono from Kyo Ya Restaurant. Chef Sono and Kyo Ya were recently awarded three stars from The New York Times.
Chef Sono specializes in kaiseki, Japanese haute cuisine, which involves artfully crafted dishes built around seasonal ingredients. Pete Wells, in his NYT restaurant review, wrote that Chef Sono’s cooking was, “…so richly pleasurable that the only intelligent response was total submission.” (The New York Times, April 10, 2012). Wells also wrote that, “Like much Japanese cuisine, it is grounded in the shapes and rhythms of the natural world, and in respect for the seasons.”
The New Catch herring is a fitting ingredient for Chef Sono, not only for its prized peak season, but herring also happens to be the chef’s “favorite fish.” Chef Sono hails from Hokkaido, the northern Japanese island famous for its herring fishing. With its buttery texture and delicate flavor, the New Catch herring is often compared to the finest sashimi. This year, Herring Pairing guests will have the unique opportunity to taste’s this “master practitioner’s” artful interpretation of Japan’s own herring heritage, alongside Russ & Daughters traditional favorites.
We are also excited to announce that Chef Sono’s dish will be paired with Dassai Junmai Daiginjo premium sake. Junmai Daiginjo is the highest class of artisinal sake in Japan. Like the Russ family of Russ & Daughters, Dassai is also a fourth generation family producer.
Accompanying the festivities, the Danny Fox Trio will perform throughout the night. And, of course, the ever popular herring photo booth will return.
The Russ & Daughters Herring Pairing
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
At Astor Center (399 Lafayette 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 at http://www.astorcenternyc.com/class-the-russ-daughters-herring-pairing.ac
Russ & Daughters will have a pushcart at this festival too. Come join us, and some of our neighbors, including The Meatball Shop (see their post below), on Sunday.
Day Life
The Lower East Side BID is transforming Orchard Street into an “urban backyard”, a three-block special event designed in partnership with Dub Studios. This one-day event will be open to all, to shop and experience the vibrant culture, food, art, music and entertainment that defines the LES.
Come down & say hello!
RUSS & DAUGHTERS SEEKS TALENTED COUNTER STAFF
Find out why Anthony Bourdain calls Russ & Daughters his “favorite place in New York,” by joining our famous front of the house team. You will have the opportunity to be part of 100 years of New York history, learn the craft of “appetizing” and engage with the public in a meaningful way. We have very low turn-over in our staff, which tells you something about the quality work environment at Russ & Daughters.
We are looking for bright, articulate people who are fast, focused and attentive to detail and presentation. Candidates should have a background/interest in gourmet food, retail experience, salesmanship, strong communication skills, a good work ethic, and enjoy providing a special experience. Knife skills and familiarity with specialty food items such as smoked fish and caviar are a plus.
If you genuinely enjoy working with and talking about food, connecting with people and providing the best service, then we want to hear from you.
Give us a call at (212) 475-8331 to tell us a little about yourself, and email your resume in the body of an email (no attachments) to employment(@)russanddaughters.com.
Russ & Daughters: open-faced bagel with hand-sliced smoked salmon, all-natural cream cheese, fresh tomato, and onion. Best eaten while sitting on the bench in front of the shop, just like this nice person is doing right now.
Russ & Daughters made this video for The Great GoogaMooga. Watch it. Visit us in the shop. Then, join us on May 19 and 20 in Prospect Park for The Great GoogaMooga. We’ll be hand-slicing bagels and lox, and serving babka and Beet & Lemon Shrub too, at our stand, and we’ll present A Taste of Appetizing: with Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper at the ExtraMooga VIP kitchen stage.
(Source: russanddaughters.com)
Niki & Josh Russ. 4th Generation owners of Russ & Daughters.
West 4th Street subway station, ad for The Great GoogaMooga food/music festival.
Niki & Josh Russ. 4th Generation owners of Russ & Daughters.
West 4th Street subway station, ad for The Great GoogaMooga food/music festival.
Russ & Daughters is thrilled to be featured in Lidia Bastianich’s primetime PBS special, Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables and Traditions. Lidia and her grandchildren joined the Russ family for a special Passover seder and holiday preparation, along with guests Ruth Reichl and Rabbi Andy Bachman. You can watch the episode online, or stay tuned to our website for updates on when PBS will air it next.
It was a real treat for the Russ family to share our traditions, such a special holiday meal, and Passover food preparation with family, old friends, and new friends. Happy Passover!
Please note: holiday hours in the shop, at Russ & Daughters, for Passover and Easter.
