There are 18 article(s) tagged Phillip Ashley Rix:

• March 2025

  • Table Talk: Local chocolatier has new cookbook

    Chocolatier Phillip Ashley Rix is sharing his candy-making secrets in a book due out this fall. 

    By Jennifer Chandler March 05, 2025

• May 2024

  • Oh, fudge! Chocolate shortage impacting prices, local businesses and your sweet tooth

    “Everything I have been studying tells me that we are definitely going to be, within my lifetime certainly, back in a place that chocolate is something you will have for a very special occasion,” said Muddy’s founder Kat Gordon. 

    By Christin Yates May 20, 2024

• January 2024

  • Two Memphis chefs among James Beard semifinalists

    The James Beard Awards honor the best chefs and restaurants across the U.S.

    By Kambui Bomani January 24, 2024

  • Phillip Ashley Chocolates becoming more exclusive

    The Memphis-based chocolatier is leaning even more into luxury and ceasing individual chocolate sales except for special holidays. 

    By Christin Yates January 05, 2024

• May 2023

  • Our local candy man is writing a cookbook, and it’s all things chocolate

    Phillip Ashley Rix has a deal with an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers for his first cookbook, and he wants it to be the “quintessential book on chocolate.”

    By Jennifer Biggs May 17, 2023

• February 2023

  • Biscuits for Grandma? Porcellino’s recipe came to the rescue

    On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about the Porcellino’s biscuit recipe (Chris made ‘em) and plenty of this and that.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 03, 2023

• February 2022

  • Collards and cornbread, covered in chocolate: Phillip Ashley’s Soul Food box

    “I started thinking about a whole soul food menu and realized it would be cool for Black History Month, and that it would also be far different from what anyone else is doing,” the Memphis chocolatier said.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 15, 2022

• November 2021

  • Yo Gotti’s ready for school; fans talk Grizz uniforms; chocolatier melts for Issa

    Welcome to this weekly roundup of what Memphians are saying and what’s being said about Memphis on social media, curated by digital desk reporter Jasmine McCraven.

    By Jasmine McCraven November 05, 2021

• February 2021

  • Creativity and innovation founded Phillip Ashley Chocolates, then saved it

    Phillip Ashley Rix literally had a dream that he would be a chocolatier, so then he made it happen. More than 10 years later, Oprah gave her seal of approval and sales skyrocketed.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 08, 2021

  • Phillip Ashley Chocolates has ridden a rollercoaster of a pandemic

    The going got tough in 2019 and 2020 started with promise followed by disappointment. Then a pivot, a plan, a little luck and well, Oprah, made things happen. But success comes with a cost, too.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 02, 2021

• December 2020

  • Update: Phillip Ashley Chocolates to be featured on ‘ABC World News Tonight’

    Local chocolatier Phillip Ashley Rix gets more national recognition. He’ll be on ABC’s national news show this week to showcase his creativity with candy and his business model during COVID-19.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 15, 2020

• November 2020

  • Phillip Ashley Chocolates lands on Oprah’s Favorite Things

    Memphis chocolatier catches Oprah’s attention; Phillip Ashley Rix’s over-the top chocolate turtles make Oprah’s Favorite Things 2020 list.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 09, 2020

• February 2020

  • Phillip Ashley Rix almost wins it all on ‘Chopped Sweets’ but not quite

    Memphian Phillip Ashley Rix makes it to the final round of "Chopped Sweets" but doesn’t win; maybe next time? He hopes to return.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 11, 2020

  • A Memphis chef and a chocolatier take on Food Network competition

    Phillip Ashley Rix competes on ‘Chopped Sweets’ and Tamra Patterson goes back to ‘Guy’s Grocery Games’ on Food Network.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 05, 2020

• June 2019

  • Destination: Delicious Podcast: Chicken salad smack-down

    Jennifer Biggs talks with Phillip Ashley Rix and Brian Harris about who has the best chicken salad.

    By Natalie Van Gundy June 03, 2019

• April 2019

  • Destination: Delicious Podcast: Memphis’ own Willy Wonka

    Phillip Ashley Rix talks about his journey to becoming a self-taught chocolatier and his new chocolate cafe.

    By Natalie Van Gundy April 08, 2019

• November 2018

  • Taste of the Boulevard brings out the crowd

    Jambalaya, gumbo, lasagna soup, chili, shrimp and crab meat casserole – those are just a small sample of the dishes served up Sunday at Taste of the Boulevard.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 12, 2018

• October 2018

  • ServiceMaster employee wins golden ticket, makes signature chocolate

    Rebecca Hartman almost threw her golden ticket away because she didn’t know what it was, then almost gave it away when she found out. But in the end, she kept it and on Thursday afternoon created a chocolate known as The Hartman at Phillip Ashley Chocolates in Cooper-Young.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 16, 2018