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Inspired Imitations: Keith McNally and the Art of the Restaurant Buildout

by John Broening

Jul 27, 2025
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Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.

~ George Orwell

Keith McNally’s autobiography I Regret Almost Everything begins with a quote from the patron saint of the fearlessly honest.

McNally…

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