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The Unofficial Girls Guide to New York

Inside the Cafes, Clubs, and Neighborhoods of HBO's Girls

By Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin
Published by Smart Pop
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book
Visit Hannah, Marnie, Jessa, and Shoshanna's favorite haunts in The Unofficial Girls Guide to New York.

More than just a travel guide, The Unofficial Girls Guide to New York delivers an in-depth look at Girls' physical and cultural landscape.

Stop in at Café Grumpy and learn how to make a French press coffee the way Ray and Hannah would

Go behind the scenes at Greenhouse, where Hannah and Elijah spend a night out, and meet “iPad DJs" AndrewAndrew

Recreate Jessa and Thomas-John's Foundry wedding cake, with buttercream icing made from local NYC rooftop honey

Tour the Salmagundi Club, site of Hannah's cringeworthy reading and one of the city's oldest and most prestigious art and literary associations

Shop Girls-style in the West Village, Nolita, and beyond

Plus a lot more, from Greenpoint to Greenwich Village, and Bushwick warehouse parties to the Lower East Side gallery scene

It's the best way to visit Girls' New York without paying for a plane ticket—or the perfect complement to your next trip.

Featuring 18 maps, 21 recipes, and more than 100 full-color photos

About The Authors
Judy Gelman

Judy Gelman is coauthor of The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook, The Book Club Cookbook, Table of Contents, and The Kids' Book Club Book.

Peter Zheutlin

Peter Zheutlin is the author of Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderrys Extraordinary Ride (Citadel Press, 2007) and the co-author, with Thomas B. Graboys, M.D., of Life in the Balance: A Physicians Memoir of Life, Love and Loss with Parkinsons Disease and Dementia (Union Square Press, 2008). He is also the co-author, with Robert P. Smith, of Riches Among the Ruins: Adventures in the Dark Corners of the Global Economy (Amacom, 2009). Mr. Zheutlin has also written for The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, The New England Quarterly and numerous other publications in the U.S. and abroad.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Smart Pop (November 19, 2013)
  • Length: 288 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781939529343

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""Intrepid travelers inspired by the hipster haunts in Lena Dunham's awesome HBO show will want to pre-game for season three with this guidebook to all the cafes, clubs, and neighborhoods she made famous.""

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The Unofficial Girls Guide to New York

Inside the Cafes, Clubs, and Neighborhoods of HBO's Girls

By Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin
Published by Smart Pop
Distributed by Simon & Schuster