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I Regret Almost Everything

I Regret Almost Everything

by Keith McNally

Gallery Books ·2025 ·320 pages
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About This Book

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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"[Displays] appealing honesty ..."

Moira Hodgson· The Wall Street Journal Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"Keith McNally's memoir, I Regret Almost Everything, is driven by his dislikes, as so many good books are ..."

Dwight Garner· The New York Times Read review ↗ Near the Top

"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."

Serena Dai· The Atlantic Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"It adds up to an intriguing portrait of a complex personality."

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"McNally's memoir lets readers sidle up to the bar and feel like regulars in his life, too."

Mae Anderson· Associated Press Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"Rueful, self-aware, chatty, entertaining, dazzling, and harrowing: a book that contains multitudes ..."

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"McNally recounts his early life in remarkable detail ..."

Hiji Nam· Bookforum Read review ↗ Near the Top

"This isn't necessarily a strike against the book."

Molly Fischer· The New Yorker Read review ↗ Near the Top

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