"we make art one cup at a time"

English translation: our coffee(s) is (are) a work of art ...

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English term or phrase:	"we make art one cup at a time"
Selected answer:	our coffee(s) is (are) a work of art ...
Entered by:	gulser (X)

18:36 Oct 26, 2004

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English term or phrase: "we make art one cup at a time"

This is a motto of a cafe. Could anyone please explain what does this mean?

Thanks

gulser (X)

our coffee(s) is (are) a work of art ...

Explanation:
maybe ...

Our coffee is quite unique, individually prepared, an absolute work of art, total perfection etc

Selected response from:

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:11

Grading comment

Thanks everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

3 +13

our coffee(s) is (are) a work of art ...

jerrie

4 +3

Each cup of coffee is a work of art

PAS

art takes time, one cup at a time, each cup - a work of art

Montefiore

3 +1

below

Agnieszka Hayward (X)

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +13

our coffee(s) is (are) a work of art ...

Explanation:
maybe ...

Our coffee is quite unique, individually prepared, an absolute work of art, total perfection etc

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:11
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 23

Grading comment

Thanks everyone.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.

10 mins

-> Thanks

agree

Sara Noss

17 mins

-> Thanks

agree

Gayle Wallimann

22 mins

-> Thanks

agree

Derek Gill Franßen: Sounds good, may I have a cup? ;-)

23 mins

-> Included in the ddf comprehensive menu???? ;-)

agree

María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Yummm... I always appreciate a good cup of coffee. But artistic? As long as it doesn't taste like paint :P || Oh yes, make mine chocolate!

27 mins

-> Individually hand-swirled cream with a choice of complementary toppings?

agree

Java Cafe: Hmm. . . I ain't ugly either! :-)

34 mins

-> ;-)))

agree

zaphod

1 hr

agree

jccantrell

1 hr

agree

nlingua

2 hrs

agree

Orla Ryan

2 hrs

agree

Asghar Bhatti

3 hrs

agree

Montefiore

10 hrs

agree

cjperera

23 hrs

32 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

we make art one cup at a time below

Explanation:
I understand it as: we are artists and we enjoy delivering our art to you. bit by bit. in every bit.
HTH

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Note added at 33 mins (2004-10-26 19:10:05 GMT)
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art, as in the Art of Making Coffee, that is ;)

Agnieszka Hayward (X)
Poland
Local time: 10:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Polish

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Each cup of coffee is a work of art

Explanation:
Each cup made in the cafe is a distinct work of art, made individually, painstakingly and lovingly.

I believe there may be a comma there: "We make art, one cup at a time."

PAS
Local time: 10:11

10 hrs confidence:

we make art one cup at a time art takes time, one cup at a time, each cup - a work of art

Explanation:
coffee is an art, each cup of coffee is a work of art (a masterpiece), and art takes time; we take our time making art

Montefiore
United States
Local time: 01:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

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