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Table Talk: Local chocolatier has new cookbook

By , Daily Memphian Updated: March 05, 2025 7:31 PM CT | Published: March 05, 2025 4:43 PM CT
Jennifer Chandler
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Jennifer Chandler

Jennifer Chandler has been a restaurateur, a cookbook author, a food stylist, a writer and a TV and radio personality.

Since opening luxury chocolate company Phillip Ashley Chocolates in 2012, Phillip Ashley Rix has made a name for himself as a modern-day Willy Wonka due to his creative use of unexpected ingredients.

Chocolate bonbons in flavors such as collard greens, sweet potato and barbecue have gained Rix national recognition, and his accolades range from being included on Oprah Winfrey’s favorite things, invited to compete on Food Network’s “Chopped” and named a James Beard Awards semi-finalist.

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