British Studies Seminar, University of Texas at Austin with live oaks and the scattered ashes of one of the founding members of the seminar. On arrival at the seminar, the participants help themselves to a glass of Tio Pepe or Dry Sack sherry, though teetotalers prefer cranberry juice. Sherry has come to symbolize the attitude. The seminar meets to examine in a civilized way whatever happens to be on the agenda, Scottish or Indian, Canadian or Jamaican, English or Australian. The discussion is civil, but sometimes grows a bit heated. What makes the debate engrossing is the clash of different perspectives—including those of lawyers, physicians, retired ambassadors, and
Celina Tio 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. 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