Reviews
"The best thing in the world is to go to Russ & Daughters. The next-best thing in the world is to read Russ & Daughters ." -Oliver Sacks "Forget the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty . . . New York City's greatest living institution is very likely Russ & Daughters: a temple of uniquely New York deliciousness, Zen-like perfection, and a repository of generations of wisdom and experience. Mark Russ Federman's book is a story not just about the food that made New York great, but a deeply felt personal history. When visiting a new city for the first time, I've always asked the question: 'What do they here better than anywhere else?' When visiting New York City for the first time, the answer is always 'Russ & Daughters.' " -Anthony Bourdain, "The grandson of the founder of J. Russ Cut Rate Appetizing (the name changed to Russ & Daughters in 1935) tells a remarkable story of family foresight and resiliency, and gives fascinating details of early life among the teeming streets of New York's Lower East Side in the first decades of the century. . . . Including precious pictures and recipes, this work offers a savory wealth of social history, told humorously and endearingly." - Kirkus Reviews "The best thing in the world is to go to Russ & Daughters. The next-best thing in the world is to read Russ & Daughters ." -Oliver Sacks "Forget the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty . . . New York City's greatest living institution is very likely Russ & Daughters: a temple of uniquely New York deliciousness, Zen-like perfection, and a repository of generations of wisdom and experience. Mark Russ Federman's book is a story not just about the food that made New York great, but a deeply felt personal history. When visiting a new city for the first time, I've always asked the question: 'What do they do here better than anywhere else?' When visiting New York City for the first time, the answer is always 'Russ & Daughters.' " -Anthony Bourdain, "When I was a child, my father and I would often stop at Russ & Daughters on Sundays, on our way to Brooklyn to visit cousins. It was there, in that friendly, wonderful store, that I learned the difference between nova and lox, poppy seed and plain, cream cheese and farmer cheese, sable and sturgeon. And now I am continuing the family tradition. Jude, my two-year-old granddaughter, just visited the store and started learning about the many types of herring, which she loves. I will start reading this book to her just as soon as she can enjoy a bagel with Baltic salmon and cream cheese." -Martha Stewart "The grandson of the founder of J. Russ Cut Rate Appetizing (the name changed to Russ & Daughters in 1935) tells a remarkable story of family foresight and resiliency, and gives fascinating details of early life among the teeming streets of New York's Lower East Side in the first decades of the century. . . . Including precious pictures and recipes, this work offers a savory wealth of social history, told humorously and endearingly." - Kirkus Reviews "The best thing in the world is to go to Russ & Daughters. The next-best thing in the world is to read Russ & Daughters ." -Oliver Sacks "Forget the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty . . . New York City's greatest living institution is very likely Russ & Daughters: a temple of uniquely New York deliciousness, Zen-like perfection, and a repository of generations of wisdom and experience. Mark Russ Federman's book is a story not just about the food that made New York great, but a deeply felt personal history. When visiting a new city for the first time, I've always asked the question: 'What do they do here better than anywhere else?' When visiting New York City for the first time, the answer is always 'Russ & Daughters.' " -Anthony Bourdain
