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'''Celina Tio''' is an American chef. She has appeared on several ''[[Food Network]]'' television series and she owns The Belfry restaurant in [[Kansas City]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=Savor the Sound features celebrity chef Celina Tio |url=https://fox4kc.com/great-day-kc/sponsored-content-shamrock-roofing-and-construction/savor-the-sound-event-this-saturday-features-celebrity-chef-celina-tio/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV {{!}} News, Weather, Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Celina Tio''' is an American chef who won the [[James Beard Foundation Award]] for Best Mid-West Chef in 2007, and has appeared on several ''[[Food Network]]'' television series.
 
== Career ==▼
Celina Tio trained at [[Drexel University]].<ref name="fnbio"/> Her first culinary work was in the kitchen of a [[Bennigan's]] [[Irish Pubpub]]-themed [[casual dining restaurant]], after convincing the manager to take her on.<ref>{{cite news|titlename=Top Chef Celina Tio cracks the glass ceiling for culinary excellence|url=http:"kctv"//www.kctv5.com/story/20995782/top-chef-celina-tio-cracks-the-glass-ceiling-for-culinary-excellence|accessdate=November 10, 2017|work=KCTV5 News|date=February 6, 2013}}</ref> She then began working at the [[Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia]]. By the time she was 23, she was [[executive chef]] at the grill room within the hotel. She then moved to [[Florida]], where she opened the [[Mediterranean cuisine|Mediterranean]] restaurant Spoodles and, the [[French cuisine|French]] restaurant Citricos, and the [[Italian cuisine|Northern Italian]] restaurant Palo for [[Walt Disney World]]. She then moved to [[KansasMissouri]], to work as executive chef at the American Restaurant in [[Kansas City]]. While there, she was named Best Chef by ''Chef'' magazine in 2005 and won the [[James Beard Foundation Award]] for Best Mid-West Chef in 2007.<ref name="fnbio">{{cite web|title=Celina Tio|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/profiles/contestants/celina-tio/bio|publisher=Food Network|accessdate=November 10, 2017}}</ref><ref name=feast/>▼
 
She subsequently left to open her own restaurant, Julian in [[Brookside, Kansas City]], in 2009. While at Julian, Tio appeared on several television cooking series such as ''[[Top Chef Masters]]'', ''[[Iron Chef America]]'' and ''[[The Next Iron Chef]]''. Julian was a change in cuisine for Tio, with a more relaxed menu instead of the [[fine dining]] she served while at the American Restaurant.<ref name=feast/> She opened a second restaurant, called Collection, in 2013, and a further restaurant entitled The Belfry, during the following year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Joyce|title=James Beard Award-winning chef Celina Tio opens the Belfry|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/cityscape/article336650/James-Beard-Award-winning-chef-Celina-Tio-opens-the-Belfry.html|accessdate=November 10, 2017|work=Kansas City Star|date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>
▲==Career==
▲Celina Tio trained at [[Drexel University]].<ref name="fnbio"/> Her first culinary work was in the kitchen of a [[Bennigan's]] [[Irish Pub]]-themed [[casual dining restaurant]], after convincing the manager to take her on.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top Chef Celina Tio cracks the glass ceiling for culinary excellence|url=http://www.kctv5.com/story/20995782/top-chef-celina-tio-cracks-the-glass-ceiling-for-culinary-excellence|accessdate=November 10, 2017|work=KCTV5 News|date=February 6, 2013}}</ref> She then began working at the [[Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia]]. By the time she was 23, she was [[executive chef]] at the grill room within the hotel. She then moved to [[Florida]], where she opened the [[Mediterranean cuisine|Mediterranean]] restaurant Spoodles and the [[French cuisine|French]] restaurant Citricos for [[Walt Disney World]]. She then moved to [[Kansas]], to work as executive chef at the American Restaurant in [[Kansas City]]. While there, she was named Best Chef by ''Chef'' magazine in 2005 and won the [[James Beard Foundation Award]] for Best Mid-West Chef in 2007.<ref name="fnbio">{{cite web|title=Celina Tio|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/profiles/contestants/celina-tio/bio|publisher=Food Network|accessdate=November 10, 2017}}</ref><ref name=feast/>
 
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== Personal life ==
After eight years, Tio decided not to renew the lease for Julian in 2017, saying "I’ve been very fortunate that Julian has been and remains successful and am super grateful for all the continued support of my guests over the years. But I feel like the time is right to move on and give another local restaurateur an opportunity to thrive in Brookside".<ref name=feast>{{cite news|last1=Vergara|first1=Jenny|title=Celina Tio’s First Restaurant, Julian, to Close in July|url=http://www.feastmagazine.com/the-feed/kansas_city_news/article_27dcd564-3c24-11e7-aca5-93e1785e2537.html|accessdate=November 10, 2017|work=Feast|date=May 18, 2017}}</ref>
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Regarding her ethnicity, Tio has described herself as "half-[[Chinese Americans|Chinese]]".<ref name="ironchef">{{cite episode|title=Symon vs. Tio|series=[[Iron Chef America]]|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/iron-chef-america/episodes/symon-vs-tio|network=[[Food Network]]|time=5:07|airdate=January 27, 2013|accessdate=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{officialwebsite|http://www.celinatio.com/}}
 
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