Keith Mcnally Collection

Keith McNally, called GThe Restaurateur Who Invented DowntownG by-The-New York Times, founded Balthazar Restaurant, Balthazar Bakery, Pastis, Minetta Tavern, Pravda, SchillerGs Liquor Bar, Morandi, Cherche Midi,-Lucky Strike, NellGs, Cafe Luxembourg, and the Odeon, plus the staggeringly unsuccessful pizzeria, PulinoGs. McNally is the author of-The Balthazar Cookbook-and-SchillerGs Liquor Bar Cocktail Collection,-and the writer and director of two features,-End of the Night-and-Far from Berlin.-He lives in downtown New York.