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I Regret Almost Everything

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I Regret Almost Everything

By: Keith McNally
Narrated by: Richard E. Grant
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New York Times Bestseller

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 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.©2025 Keith McNally (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio Culinary Professionals & Academics Memoir Thought-Provoking Witty
Heartbreakingly Honest Memoir • Beautifully Performed Narration • Skillfully Crafted Writing • Fascinating Life Story
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He walked the line between being boastful and self deprecating better than most. He does a fair amount of name dropping but that is the circle he runs with. I wish he’d had a bit more insight into what it was like to be married to him. As a woman who divorced an absent husband, I felt sympathy for his wives. I really appreciated his conversations about art and culture, I would’ve liked to have heard more about how he came across the designs that he came up with for his restaurants. I find it interesting that he could hardly cook and yet he was wildly successful with restaurants. A part of me like the book a part of me didn’t but overall, I’m glad that I listen to it. I wish him well

Painful confession

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I most definitely enjoyed this book. For starters Richard Grant is sensational as the reader. He's one of my favorite actors so that part was easy. The story was honest and gave the listener keen insight into Mr McNally's journey as a restaurateur and as a person. Both his youth and young adulthood and into his private life and marriages. The theme is what it means to be a survivor and that no one gets out of this life unscathed.

A Real Treat on Many Levels

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A joy from beginning to end! I loved this book and the author too! Keith

Brilliant

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This is a very relatable story about the trials and tribulations of life. Specially helpful for people coping with the aftermath of stroke. Highly recommend. Really appreciate the efforts the author must have gone through to write this book.

Great listen. Richard Grant reads.

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I really enjoyed the humble revelations of this long admired New York wizard of the dining experience. It also brought me the "we're only human" enlightenment of my own self reflection. I was especially moved that Keith kept a hand on the shoulder of modesty while unraveling what he was and what mattered upon inspection as the tides of inevitable change is embraced.

Unraveling Preconceptions

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At times, an uncomfortable, strange and interesting autobiography on the life of Keith McNally. His humbling list of regrets are the foundation of story but get tiresome after a while.

Put on your seatbealt

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The perfect British reader for this book. A melodious expressive voice that captures the comedy and heartbreak.

Loved this memoir

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I really enjoyed the story told through Keith’s eyes. I’d like to think we’d be friends. Richard E Grant was fantastic too. Sad that I finished it. Wanted it to keep going!!

Wonderfully riveting

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One of the best memoirs I’ve read for its raw honesty and humanity. Thank you, KM!

A lesson in memoir-writing

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Had to stop my life to listen to it near continuously and I don’t regret it!

Stunned

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