I Regret Almost Everything

"The entertaining, irreverent, and surprisingly moving memoir by the visionary restaurateur behind such iconic New York institutions as Balthazar and Pastis ... taking us from his gritty London childhood in the fifties to his serendipitous arrival in New York, where he founded the era-defining establishments the Odeon, Cafe Luxembourg, and Nell's. Eloquent and opinionated, Keith McNally writes about the angst of being a child actor, his lack of insights from traveling overland to Kathmandu at nineteen, the instability of his two marriages and family relationships, his devastating stroke, and his Instagram notoriety"--

About the author

Keith McNally, called "The Restaurateur Who Invented Downtown" by The New York Times, founded Balthazar Restaurant, Balthazar Bakery, Pastis, Minetta Tavern, Pravda, Schiller's Liquor Bar, Morandi, Cherche Midi, Lucky Strike, Nell's, Cafe Luxembourg, and the Odeon, plus the staggeringly unsuccessful pizzeria, Pulino's. McNally is the author of The Balthazar Cookbook and Schiller's Liquor Bar Cocktail Collection, and the writer and director of two features, End of the Night and Far from Berlin. He lives in downtown New York.

Product details

• Authors: Keith McNally, Keith McNally
• Publisher: The Gallery Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781668017647
• ISBN: 978-1-66801-764-7
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Autobiography: general, Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Culinary, Cookery / food & drink etc, Hospitality and service industries, Service industries, Cookery / food and drink / food writing, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs