"NIKI RUSS FEDERMAN: Russ & Daughters, for me, was a literal mom-and-pop because it was my mom and my pop. SIMON: Niki Russ Federman is the cousin who practically grew up at the shop. FEDERMAN: As a kid, I would wait at the doors for the produce delivery guys to come. And they would wheel in with their handcarts - they had sacks - 50-pound sacks of onions, carrots, potatoes. And I would climb on top as if it were my chariot."
"Niki and Josh took over Russ & Daughters from Niki's parents, and they put together a new book - the reason for our visit today. It is rich with history, musings and recipes drawn from a family's life and lox and more - matzo ball soup, noodle kugel, smoked trout mousse. It's called "Russ & Daughters: 100 Years Of Appetizing.""
Russ & Daughters has operated on New York's Lower East Side for 114 years. The shop is family-owned and now run by fourth-generation cousins Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper. The store specializes in appetizing: smoked and cured fish, spreads, and traditional Jewish dishes such as whitefish salad, matzo ball soup, noodle kugel, and smoked trout mousse. The retail space is small and bustling, with glass cases displaying whitefish, chubs, brook trout, sable, and sturgeon beside tubs of cream cheese. The cousins compiled a book titled Russ & Daughters: 100 Years Of Appetizing containing recipes, history, and family memories.
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