A gold-leaf grilled-cheese sandwich ... is best known for its original line of icons – such as the Virgin of Guadalupe or the Hindu deity Ganesha — rubbed with gold. It would be easy to ...

He painted not only with oil, but also layered in gold and silver leaf, Staggs says ... in her lifetime — had made her into a secular icon. Staggs theorizes that was a gift to both of them.

At an ancient Egyptian temple, rare traces of gold leaf and graffiti were uncovered ... "The Temple of Horus at Edfu is considered the icon of a typical Egyptian temple and part of any sightseeing ...

Writing an icon is a form of prayer ... The gold is so thin. I use 24-carat gold leaf, which comes in a book of 24 sheets. I breathe on it. Some people say it’s like breathing life into Adam.

Painted with such materials as egg tempura and gold leaf, icons portray God, the saints and other sacred objects. They came to have a near-sacred status, raising the issue of whether they were ...

Depending on how far back your memory stretches, you might recall seeing silver screen legend Grace Kelly, aka Princess Grace of Monaco, bedecked in a long, gold necklace studded with four-leaf ...

Adding the gold leaf, Trung says, was to “elevate the dish aesthetically … so it does not simply look like an ordinary bowl of noodle soup.” Arguably one of Vietnam’s most famous dishes ...