I was delighted to discover that many of the audience members at my recent Brooklyn Public Library author talk had vivid and detailed memories of their visits to the Patricia Murphy’s Candlelight restaurant in Yonkers, NY, even though they were quite young at the time. (Most had no idea that Patricia Murphy had eight other restaurants.)  Years ago there was a discussion thread on  roadfood.com where customers and employees of various Patricia Murphy’s sites posed their reminiscences. Here’s one you may enjoy (see also my blog post about Patricia’s line of fragrances):

Does anyone remember Patricia Murphy’s Orchid Carousel in the 1958 International Flower Show in the New York City Coliseum and me–representing her White Orchid Perfume–riding on it? If someone can tell me how to add photos, I can add two from Patricia Murphy’s Yonkers restaurant lobby, and one from the New York City Flower Show…

and another:

As a young person, in the early 50’s, I really liked Patricia Murphy’s Candlelight Restaurant. They served a good American menu. Everything from soup to desert was included in their base price. They also gave an option of a cream de menthe or a crème de cocoa in lieu of desert. I liked that very much as I grew old enough to partake, because I was usually too full of those fantastic popovers to even look at desert.

If YOU or anyone you know has any memory you’d like to share, please contact me through this site or shoot me an email: marcia@marciabiederman.com, and I’ll post it on this page.

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