Just not to confuse anyone, I’m ManDa, a guest blogger on Minnesota Country Mouse. You may know me as the photographer of Jayvyn Turning into Kitty or from http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandasisco

On Saturday, Beth, our beloved Country Mouse, my mom, and I decided to break from convention and visit a new coffeehouse. I’m a huge fan of street art; back in December, my favorite local artist,  had an art show at  The Beat in Uptown. When Beth asked if I knew of any coffeehouses we could go to, I was thrilled to suggest it.

I’m fairly new to city driving, but I think I did pretty well. I missed the parking lot entrance and got some well-needed practice parallel parking. While we were walking to The Beat, we saw a guy walking his cat on a leash! It’s always great to see people with the same interests I have. :]

The visual interest of our excursion didn’t end there. Hoodies and Twelvefingers have painted murals on the outside of the building. The colors are beautiful!

Inside, a gentleman named Dave greeted us. He made a very enthusiastic suggestion to which dessert we should enjoy and made us his favorite Mexican light roast French Pressed coffee. We waited four minutes for a perfect brew and had a life discussion. The coffee was better than any Caribou and the service was exceptional.