Recipe For A Successful Business!
In September of 1961 my father packed up his family
and all of his worldly possessions into his car. We left
Montreal speaking only French, except for my Dad who
spoke 10 words or so of English. We headed for
California, the land of opportunity.
My mother worked for the first time in our lives. That’s
when I started cooking at the age of 8 to help my
parents, and it turned out that I loved it! By the age
of 13, I organized a surprise party for one our
teachers, Mother Stella, and I was the team leader and
cook at a pancake breakfast for about a hundred people,
with great success. With an immense interest in cooking
I started to experiment and come up with my own recipes.
In High School, I worked in the student store, selling
change, candy, school supplies, and learning how to
inventory products, so we could order what we needed. I
thought that I was learning everything I needed to know
in order to go to college, and pursue my dreams of
becoming at first in my junior year a French teacher,
later in my senior year a Psychiatrist.
After my high school commencement, my father gave me the
choice of either, going to college or owning my own
Italian Deli. The rest is history.
What is the recipe for a successful business? Vision,
hard work, dedication, organization, a love for what you
do, and if your lucky, support from your family and good
friends. I have been very lucky!!
Mary Paule Russo
Corsica’s Italian Deli
Established in 1970 |
