Educating Canadian Taste Buds Maria Guadalupe Barrios de Abalos was born in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, on the beautiful plateau of the Sierra Madre where, together with Veracruz, San Luis Potosi and Tamaulipas, it has survived centuries of cultural invasion. Since her immigration to Canada, 1972, Maria Abaloshas found her niche in the Hospitality Industry, gaining confidence over a 20-year period working for others by establishing Xilonen Catering and Consulting Services to meet the needs of fiesta lovers craving authentic Mexican foods. Founded with passion, Xilonen Catering affords Maria Abalos the opportunity to supply Canada’s fast growing Hospitality Industry seeking the best of zest in Mexican foods. Founder and first President of the Mexican Canadian Association, Maria is proud of her Mexican roots and, as a happy Canadian, knows that she is educating Canadian taste buds by introducing such new food products as pasilla, serrano, arbol, guajillo and smoked jalapeña. In this view, Maria Abalos stands in her food booth promoting Mexican sauces at Hostex 99, Mississauga’s International Trade Centre, as well as giving support to an important Mexican Import Company. [Photo, courtesy Charles J. Humber]

Specialist in Theory of Architecture He received his B.A. in Architecture, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico City, 1971, his M.A. in Architecture, University of  Essex, Colchester, England, 1975, and his Ph.D. in the History and Theory of Architecture, University of Essex, 1979. A distinguished architect, Alberto Pérez-Gómez, born, Mexico City, Mexico, 1949, is, today, the Saidye Rosner Bronfman Professor of History and Theory of Architecture at McGill University where he has supervised the graduate program in the History and Theory of Architecture since 1987. He has taught in Great Britain at the Architectural Association in London and at universities in Mexico, France, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Spain, and Sweden, in addition to many universities in the USA. Formerly Director, School of Architecture, 1983-86, Carleton University, Dr. Alberto Pérez-Gómez was also Director, Institute de recherche en histoire de l'architecture, Montreal, 1990-94. His first book, Architecture and the Crisis of Modern Science (MIT Press, 1983), won the Alice Davis Hitchcock Award for architectural history, 1984. His most recent book, co-authored with Louise Pelletier and entitled Architectural Representation and the Perspective Hinge, was published by the MIT Press, 1997. Dr. Pérez-Gómez, as viewed in this recent photograph, is co-editor of CHORA: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture. [Photo, courtesy Dr. Alberto Pérez-Gómez]