Extended Interview: Restaurateur Keith McNally

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🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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British-born restaurateur Keith McNally opened such popular New York City institutions as the Odeon, Balthazar and Pastis. But a 2016 stroke, which caused immobility and affected his speech, led to a suicide attempt two years later. He talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about writing his memoir, "I Regret Almost Everything"; how the stroke drew him to Instagram; how he learned restaurant lighting through an early job in theater on "The Rocky Horror Show"; and giving second chances. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.6	Theamed Restrater McNally once observed.
0:43.2	Like plays and films, restaurants work best when they create their own universe.
0:49.5	Today, the man behind some of Manhattan's most celebrated eateries is on our menu and in conversation
0:56.6	with Mo Rocca.
0:57.6	Do you really hate New Year's Eve?
1:01.0	Yes.
1:02.0	Yeah.
1:03.0	Why?
1:04.0	Because I don't like to be forced to enjoy myself.
1:08.0	So you don't like being told to have a good time?
1:11.6	No, no, not at all.
1:14.6	And you're not a big smiler either.
1:16.6	Inside.
1:17.6	I want to ask about your speech.
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