Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper, RUSS & DAUGHTERS: 100 Years of Appetizing
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Recorded live at Zibby’s Bookshop in NYC, Zibby interviews fourth-generation Russ & Daughters co-owners and cousins Niki Russ Federman and Josh Tupper Russ about their gorgeous new cookbook, RUSS & DAUGHTERS: 100 Years of Appetizing. The two discuss the beautifully curated book, the meaning and history of the “appetizing” tradition, and their personal journeys back to a family business rooted in Jewish food, culture, and community. They also explore legacy, identity, immigration, and the delicate balance between preserving tradition while thoughtfully evolving a beloved New York institution.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive |
| 0:24.0 | look at everything that's coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don't |
| 0:29.3 | have to. |
| 0:30.3 | Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do every single day. |
| 0:36.2 | For more information, go to zibbimedia.com and follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens. |
| 0:44.6 | Today's episode was a live podcast filmed at Zibby's Bookshop at Minnie Rose in New York City. |
| 0:50.7 | If you haven't been, go check it out. |
| 0:52.1 | It's on 73rd and Lex. |
| 0:54.0 | This event precipitated |
| 0:55.4 | our fabulous holiday party and kicked off the holiday season in style. Enjoy. |
| 1:01.9 | Nikki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper are co-authors of Russ and daughters, 100 years of |
| 1:07.7 | appetizing. Nikki Russ Federman is the fourth generation co-owner of Russ and daughters. |
| 1:13.1 | At the age of 27, she chose to return to the shop in which she grew up. |
| 1:17.5 | Together with her cousin Josh, she has grown Russ and daughters into what it is today |
| 1:21.3 | while preserving its cultural and culinary legacy. |
| 1:24.1 | Nikki has been featured in The Sturgeon Queens, the award-winning documentary about |
| 1:28.3 | Russ and daughters, television shows such as Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, and Anthony Bourdain's |
| 1:34.5 | No Reservations, and Publications, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Food and Wine, |
| 1:39.8 | Zagat, Vogue, and W. Magazine. She was inducted into the Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame. I didn't know there was a Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame. Who knew? Anyway, and has an encyclopedic entry in the Jewish Women's Archive. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Christopher, and two children. Josh Russ Tepper is the fourth generation co-owner of Russ and daughters. Raised in an ashram in upstate New York, |
| 2:02.2 | Josh was working as an engineer in Portland, Oregon when the opportunity arose to join his |
| 2:06.6 | family business at age 26. He has been leading Russ and daughters with his cousin Nikki ever |
| 2:11.2 | since. He has been featured in media outlets such as NPR, the Food Network, the Travel |
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