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What began in 1904 as a pushcart on Manhattan’s Lower East Side is now an internationally renowned retail operation with three shops, a restaurant, and a mail-order business that delivers traditional Jewish foods nationwide. Russ & Daughters specialty is called appetizing: smoked and cured salmon, pickled herring, bagels, cream cheese, and more. Running the business today are Josh Russ Tupper and Niki Russ Federman, 4th generation torch-bearers of their family’s legacy. Their new cookbook features the recipes, traditions, and history of one of America’s great legacy businesses.
Rebecca Handler is the author of Edie Richter is Not Alone and a forthcoming novel.