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Diners report seeing Virgin Mary in Calif. food griddle

The Associated Press

In this April 25 photo, an outline resembling the Virgin Mary, right, is seen on the griddle at the the Las Palmas restaurant in Calexico, Calif.

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The Associated Press

Published: May 1, 2009

CALEXICO, Calif. - The hottest thing on the griddle at the Las Palmas restaurant these days isn't the food. It's the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe that a cook says she saw in the griddle.

Restaurant manager Brenda Martinez says more than a hundred people have flocked to the small town of Calexico on the California-Mexico border to gaze at the image since it was discovered as the griddle was being cleaned.

Among the awe-struck was a group of masked Mexican wrestlers who arrived Thursday for an exhibition at a nearby swap meet.

"This is amazing. It's a true miracle," said one, known as Mr. Tempest.

Since the discovery, the griddle has been taken out of service and placed in a shrine in a storage room.

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