08/01/25 - Remembering Ercole Chila

About this episode

The episode honors the memory of Ercole Chila with family and fellow pitmasters sharing their stories.

On this special episode of Pitmaster, an Old. Virginia Smoke podcast, we sit with some Pitmasters at Smoke on the Rails in New Freedom, PA, to remember our friend Ercole Chila from Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit. This episode was very special, as we were joined by Ercole’s wife Sara, his three daughters and other family members.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Sedenka

Guests: Sara, Ercole’s daughters

Topics covered

• remembrance
• barbecue
• family
• community
• grief

Keywords

• Ercole Chila
• Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit
• Smoke on the Rails
• barbecue
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit

Places: New Freedom, PA

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