I Regret Almost Everything: A Memoir
by Keith McNally
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"Starting from a hospital bed after he suffered a stroke in 2016, restaurateur Keith McNally chronicles the inspiration behind each of his restaurants and the details that make them unforgettable – the origins of the neon clock at the Odeon and whom the topless busts that bookend the bar at Balthazar are modeled after. And he dishes about his encounters with downtown legends Patti Smith, John Belushi, Jean-Michel Basquiat and more. There is a lot to chew on! He goes deep on his sexuality, immigrating to America and his work as a stage actor and film director."
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