I Regret Almost Everything: A Memoir by Keith McNally

New York Times Bestseller

From the visionary restaurateur behind New York’s most iconic dining institutions—Balthazar, Pastis, Minetta Tavern, and Morandi—comes an entertaining, irreverent, and deeply moving memoir about a life lived in pursuit of creativity, chaos, and culinary excellence.

In I Regret Almost Everything, Keith McNally takes readers on an extraordinary journey from his gritty London childhood in the 1950s to his serendipitous arrival in New York City, where he reshaped the restaurant scene and helped define an era of downtown cool with The Odeon, Café Luxembourg, and Nell’s.

With his signature wit and candor, McNally opens up about:

• His early struggles as a child actor and restless traveler to Kathmandu
• The highs and heartbreaks of his two marriages and family life
• His devastating stroke and the long road to recovery
• His unexpected Instagram notoriety and reflections on fame, aging, and resilience

Equal parts memoir, confession, and cultural history, I Regret Almost Everything is a brutally honest and surprisingly tender portrait of one of New York’s most fascinating figures—a man who built a restaurant empire while chasing meaning, beauty, and a bit of trouble along the way.

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