I Regret Almost Everything
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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 Nellâs. 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 notoriety.
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Keith McNally, called âThe Restaurateur Who Invented Downtownâ by The New York Times, founded Balthazar Restaurant, Balthazar Bakery, Pastis, Minetta Tavern, Pravda, Schillerâs Liquor Bar, Morandi, Cherche Midi, Lucky Strike, Nellâs, Cafe Luxembourg, and the Odeon, plus the staggeringly unsuccessful pizzeria, Pulinoâs. McNally is the author of The Balthazar Cookbook and Schillerâs 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.
Richard E. Grant was launched to fame in the 1987 cult classic Withnail and I. Since then, he has gone on to star in a wide variety of films, including his Oscar AwardÂânominated performance in Can You Ever Forgive Me? in 2018. An avid reader, in 2021 he hosted the BBCâs literary travel series Write Around the World with Richard E. Grant. He married Joan Washington in 1986 and has a daughter, Olivia. You can find him on Twitter @RichardEGrant and Instagram at @Richard.E.Grant.
