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Pogo Cafe

Delicious Vegan Food and Alternative Culture

About Me

Located in sunny East London, Pogo Cafe is a 100% vegan and mostly (and actually honestly) organic workers' co-operative cafe. We trade with a high standard of social and environmental awareness with local and fairtrade sourcing. The cafe caters for vegetarians, vegans, people with food allergies, and those concerned with healthy eating and fairtrade. And everyone else. AND we serve the best cakes in London!http://www.pogocafe.co.uk76 Clarence Road, Hackney, London E5 8HB Phone: 0208 533 1214OPEN 12.30pm-9pm Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat 10am-9pm Sun Closed on Monday & TuesdayHere's our menu, in short form as we can't seem to get it onto our website...argh.Snacks/Starters (prices from 1.25 to 2.80) Soup of the Day, served with our own organic bread. Garlic Bread: Two slices of organic homemade bread, spread with a fresh garlic and herb spread. Organic Spiced Potato Wedges, served with garlic mayo.Salads of the day:made with organic produce.Look out for our Specials! Main course specials every day--See blackboard for details.Burgers (Priced between 3.50-3.95 for burger solo, and 5.50-5.95 for a meal, with salads and wedges)Pogo Burger: Organic tofu burger served on a bun with mayo, tomato and lettuce.Cheese burger: Organic tofu burger served on a bun with mayo, tomato, lettuce and a slice of melty cheese.Mex burger: Org tofu burger served on a bun with sliced avocado, tomato, lettuce and pickled jalapeno peppers.Punk burger: Org tofu burger served on a bun with tomato, lettuce, mayo, melty cheese and a slice of "bacon".Kids Options (1.75-2.50) Mini Burger. Sausage and Chips Snoopy sandwich (peanut butter and banana)We also serve a variety of milkshakes, teas and coffees, amazing knickerbocker glories, and organic cakes baked in house every day.Get MySpace Layouts from nUCLEArcENTURy .COM OR create your own using MySpace profile editor !!!
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My Interests

Street art, stickers, animal rights, free stuff, movies, bikes, coffee, vegan cooking, co-operative working, cake, punk rock...

I'd like to meet:

You, Promoe, Woody Harrelson, Propagandhi, Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Templeton, and everyone else who's gonna have a good time.

Music:

Changes all the time, depending on who's monopolising the stereo....here's a sample... Sufjan Stevens, Lyrics Born, Adam and the Ants, CocoRosie, The Knife, Diamanda Galas, Nina Simone, Looptroop, World Inferno, New Order, Dead Prez, The Pixies, Paul Baribeau, Morrisey, Blind Melon, Chili's, Blondie, The Carter Family, Cash, Lamb, and lots lots more. Send us a mix CD or a CD of your band if you want. xx Pogo Cafe/76 Clarence Rd./Hackney/London/E5 8HB/

Books:

London Vegetarian Guide 2005 "Pogo cafe, the best vegan cakes and cheesecakes in London"

Heroes:

Cowley Club (Brighton), Positive Force DC, 924 Gilman Street, 56A, the Post Punk Kitchen

My Blog

lovely review from "the londonist"

This is so nice...How about a review of Pogo next then? They're not a chain and it would be interesting to see an honest review of it.Thus commented a less than enthused reader of our "pointless" revi...
Posted by Pogo Cafe on Fri, 30 May 2008 05:42:00 PST

Book Exchange

Pogo have had four big shelves dedicated to book exchange, since...at least the start of the year if not earlier. It's brilliant but the shelves are actually getting really crowded, pleeeease feel fre...
Posted by Pogo Cafe on Fri, 30 May 2008 05:22:00 PST

wot’s on in may, at your favourite cafe!

Pogo had to close recently one evening due to a lack of volunteers. We need you!The ExhibitionPogo continues to host this year's London Zine Symposium exhibition throughout May. The theme of this year...
Posted by Pogo Cafe on Sat, 03 May 2008 06:31:00 PST

April’s happenings...and some of May’s...

Halfway through the month I manage to blog this! Slack! Busy more like. Which is good!The ExhibitionPogo will be hosting this year's London Zine Symposium exhibition throughout April. The theme of thi...
Posted by Pogo Cafe on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:39:00 PST

new cookzine!! and other stuff.

We’ve finally gotten our new cookzine printed up, it’s brilliant, with loads of great recipes including the faves from the old book, like our tofu burger recipe, cashew nut roast, carrot c...
Posted by Pogo Cafe on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:46:00 PST

Free movies and other goings on at Pogo

All films are free entry, though donations are welcome and start at7.30pm. We usually have some cakes or snacks available as well asdrinks. Monday Feb 18th Bread and Roses by Ken loachMaya is a quick-...
Posted by Pogo Cafe on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:55:00 PST

December and January events at Pogo!

Tues 11th Dec Benefit MealFRIEND Farmed Animal Rescue Benefit Christmas DinnerKatie and Emily request the pleasure of your company for a vegan Christmas dinner. The menu includes; Creamy Asparagus Sou...
Posted by Pogo Cafe on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:18:00 PST

Want to contribute to our recipe book?

Oooh, two blogs in one week? Fancy.Pogo Cafe recipe book ideas collection!We need your ideas, suggestions, recipes (for food, drinks, desserts and other edibles), pictures, drawings, food stories, ins...
Posted by Pogo Cafe on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 06:49:00 PST

November blog!

November's ExhibitionsThe first is a stunning combination of image and text that prises apart the cynical lie of ancient forest framing Tasmania´s drive-through tourist trail and reveals a scene of ca...
Posted by Pogo Cafe on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:08:00 PST

July-ly-ly, July-ly-ly, July-ly-ly-ly.......

For those of you who don't know, I was thinking of the Mundy song, "July"...which is rather lovely.Anyway, this month at Pogoooooooo:A new exhibition is going up! We've said goodbye to Martin Bull's b...
Posted by Pogo Cafe on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:48:00 PST