With Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, starting today at sundown, I found myself being called to Russ and Daughters for some smoked fish--after all, the traditional meal to break the Yom Kippur fast is a bagel brunch. At least it is in my family.
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As we've seen, there are some tourist-frequented spots that really do serve good food. But where do we think tourists
should go? Here are a dozen places that we think visitors to our fair city shouldn't miss. (Pizza, bagels, burgers, Italian-American spots, picks for Food Network and Top Chef fans, and the best way to get into great restaurants for less cash—it's all here.)
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Russ & Daughters, behind the glass cases beckoning with smoked salmon, trout roe, and cream cheese, are the cold salads. These salads are sold by the pound and make for a excellent hot weather lunch.
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I couldn't take my eyes off my own Gaspe Nova salmon, which the man at the counter had fastidiously sliced in petal-thin layers for my
Daughters' Delight ($15.45) sandwich.
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This Heebster has multiple dimensions of spread: a full-bodied whitefish and baked salmon salad rests lightly on a bed of horseradish dill cream cheese.
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There is bread pudding, and then there is bagel pudding. For the bagel pudding, you must head to Russ & Daughters, where the cut-to-order dessert goes for $4.99 a pound. Two choices—a chocolate chip-studded pudding, or a raisin and...
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[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] Dessert isn't typically the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Russ & Daughters, but don't pass them up on your next smoked fish run. From Dark Chocolate Dipped Halvah to Raspberry...
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I'll give you the bad news first: Russ & Daughters threw a herring party and you missed it. A herring party! There were seven different tables of herring snacks, each paired with a different drink. One of the tables had...
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Jimmy Carbone and Danish chef Trine Hahnemann. [Photograph: Joe DiStefano] Jimmy Carbone, proprietor of the eponymous East Village gastropub, has always had an open mind when it comes to various cuisines of the world. The rathskellerlike space has been...
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We traveled all over New York City to find the best babka—to markets, delis, bakeries, and even the largest babka bakery in the country, located in Brooklyn. Check out our results.
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