I Regret Almost Everything

‘Honestly the best book I’ve read in many years’ – MICHAEL GOVE
‘Love this book!’ – Piers Morgan
‘Addictive… it turns out Keith has an instantly compelling literary voice. From the first page, which dives straight into the shock of his suicide attempt in August 2018 in Martha’s Vineyard, I was hooked by his relaxed conversational intimacy, his searching self-scrutiny, and his mordant eye that notices all the right things.’ – Tina Brown
‘Unguarded, cynical and delightfully name-droppy, McNally’s autobiography is the best New York memoir in a year full of them’ * Vulture: The Best Books of 2025 *
‘Refreshingly candid’ * Vogue *
‘WHAT. A. BOOK. Since I got my paws on this, children have been neglected, work forgotten and meals uneaten. You simply CANNOT stop reading it – it is even more delicious than the food in his restaurants. Those who know Keith McNally from media coverage and his own social media will probably assume his memoir is hilarious and fearless. And it is all that, but it’s also extremely moving, insightful and jaw-droppingly surprising … Most of all, it is so beautifully written – you can hear his voice in every sentence, always the mark of a real writer … The non-fiction book of the summer’ – HADLEY FREEMAN, on Instagram
‘This memoir is a revelation. I can’t help but be surprised that a man as wildly successful as Keith McNally could be so riddled with self-doubt. Here’s hoping he can appreciate the fact that to all of his other considerable accomplishments, he can now add this engrossing, fearless and ultimately very moving book’ – JAY McINERNEY
‘I have known Keith McNally for a very long time. I was curious to read his memoir to see how he remembers his amazing, creative and productive life. He shares his incredible ups and downs and writes with straightforward candour about his health challenges and how he bravely overcame them – all with his inimitable sense of humour. What a career and what a life!’ – MARTHA STEWART
‘Moving and poignant, Keith McNally’s book shifts between the arc of his illness
and that of his work without any bitterness or self-pity’ – ANNA WINTOUR
‘An incredible life, recounted with wit, humility and a surprising amount of vulnerability. Keith McNally is the architect of downtown New York’s café society as we know it, but in this memoir, he shows he is also a humbled man grappling with his own failings. In I Regret Almost Everything, he ultimately finds enough resilience to survive even himself’ – PADMA LAKSHMI

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.

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