I REGRET ALMOST EVERYTHING

A magical tender revealing rude honest very funny and very vulnerable book will be read and talked about for a long time BILL BUFORD Engrossing fearless and ultimately very moving JAY McINERNEY Moving and poignant ANNA WINTOUR The entertaining irreverent and surprisingly moving memoir by the visionary restaurateur behind such iconic New York institutions 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 notoriety An incredible life recounted with wit humility and a surprising amount of vulnerability PADMA LAKSHMI In this heartfelt memoir he does his best to atone for his misdeeds while recounting remarkable tales of romance adventure and survival GRIFFIN DUNNE