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The entertaining, irreverent, and surprisingly moving memoir by the visionary restaurateur behind such iconic New York establishments as Balthazar and Pastis. A memoir by the legendary proprietor of Balthazar, Pastis, Minetta Tavern, and Morandi, taking us from his gritty London childhood to his serendipitous arrival in New York, where he founded the era-defining establishments Odeon, Cafe Luxembourg, and Nell's. Eloquent and opinionated, Keith McNally writes about his stint as a child actor, his travels along the hippie trail, his wives and children, his devastating stroke, and his Instagram stardom.
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"McNally writes vividly of his formative years ..."
"McNally is a charming and honest raconteur who's lived an impossibly broad-ranging life."
"Keith McNally's memoir, I Regret Almost Everything, is driven by his dislikes, as so many good books are ..."
"Reading the memoir is a bit like scrolling through his feed: he's not really a raconteur, but he's an energetic collector of rants, vignettes, and curiosities."
"McNally can tend to draw the women in his life in one dimension ..."
"Wry, insightful and vulnerable, a courageous book alive with mordant humor and British irony ..."
"A perfectly orchestrated meal creates the illusion of effortlessness; McNally's book serves as an enduring reminder of the work and talent that go into creating such memories, and of the artists whose vision sets the scene."
"McNally's memoir lets readers sidle up to the bar and feel like regulars in his life, too."
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