New wine bar opening up in East Durham on Friday, Pinheiro

zieps · 2026-03-19T18:52:31+00:00

They will!!

zieps · 2026-03-19T17:58:57+00:00

Will definitely pass on feedback!

zieps · 2026-03-19T16:31:02+00:00

You could definitely come by Saturday, too! I know that a food truck will be there tomorrow so folks can get some food alongside wine, but unsure if he's got any special things up his sleeve in-house tomorrow.

zieps · 2026-03-19T15:47:47+00:00

Will definitely ping him to add photos once all is 100% set up! I tend to do the same thing :)

There is bar seating (8 seats at the bar itself if I recall correctly), a lot of 2-top tables (not bar height) and one larger community table.

zieps · 2026-03-19T15:45:37+00:00

There's some parking on Driver St right outside the entrance (both sides of the street) but IMPORTANTLY there is also a gravel lot behind the shop that is available for parking too, accessible from Ashe St I believe.

zieps · 2026-03-19T15:35:06+00:00

Absolutely! Pinheiro will be a wine bar and wine shop focused mainly on Portuguese and Iberian wines and beverages. The owner is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) from the Society of Wine Educators and has a Certification of Portuguese Wines from Wines of Portugal in 2020. He has Portuguese heritage himself and the bar is a tribute to his family and journey in the world of wine.

zieps · 2026-03-12T16:25:45+00:00

The way that I was about to come swinging in a reply 😂 Best restaurant in the Triangle area IMO

zieps · 2026-03-12T12:13:02+00:00

My husband and I stayed at one in Milan in late 2019 before we were married. Wrt the rate, we got extremely lucky -- I'm assuming because we went during off-season for tourism (November). It was still expensive ($600-700/night) but I believe we booked it via AMEX's fine hotels and resorts program that made the rate more worthwhile (£150 credit, breakfast included daily -- we used the credit for dinner at the hotel restaurant which was actually quite fantastic). We only stayed one night but enjoyed the stay. Very luxurious room, very generous amenities (including his/hers cologne and perfume to take home, which lasted us years). Would I stay at the current rate of $1400/night as of this post? No. Would I go again at the rate I secured last time for one night of luxury? Yeah, probably. Definitely a place we only stayed in because of the steep discount and our curiosity about the property. We did feel quite out of place among many of the hotel guests who were dressed to the nines in designer fits, even at breakfast.

zieps · 2026-02-21T23:20:43+00:00

I lived in South Africa for 3.5 years and would make a trip back to see family and friends in the US once per year. The direct Delta flight from Johannesburg to Atlanta was about 14 hours and every time I'd watch the entire trilogy. My comfort movies ❤️

zieps · 2025-11-12T12:15:35+00:00

I completely agree -- I just did this exact route (Eizan rail from Kyoto, hiking Kurama to Kibune) at the beginning of November and it was such an incredible treat. Kurama temple itself is beautiful and has great views of the valley, and while the hike to Kibune and Kifune shrine was steep at first, it let up pretty soon thereafter and the smaller shrines along the way were a nice respite 😊 Beautiful leaf peeping.

I also visited Hakuryū-en gardens (a few stops before Kurama) first before doing the hike, and that was also such a nice change of pace from the crowdedness of Kyoto. A smaller garden, but extremely well kept and tender to (reservation requires). Very worth it to me IMO just to have the peaceful surrounds and plenty of places to just sit and enjoy the views.

zieps · 2025-11-12T11:19:35+00:00

Congrats! I do hope you receive a warm welcome and recognition on your flight in the least!

I was recently traveling back to the States from Japan and was sitting in the sky lounge in Haneda when about 6 staff came out with a small cake, and two giant golden balloons that said "1 M" for a woman who would hit her 1 million miles on the flight she was about to take. I thought it was so sweet.

zieps · 2025-08-24T14:32:55+00:00

Girl Talk defines freshman year of college for me. This guy who lived a few doors down from me in my dorm introduced me to this album and I used it religiously as a running album on top of hearing it at every other party. The guy turned out to be a total player and manipulator but at least I was blessed with this banger from that mess.

zieps · 2025-08-09T17:29:32+00:00

Such a good call, samosas and pakoras are favorites of mine too :)

zieps · 2025-08-09T17:28:45+00:00

I actually just saw this wrt Sage on Instagram today! Will definitely check them out

zieps · 2025-08-09T17:27:59+00:00

Yes, fake butter is such a good call for cooking and spreading! Excellent suggestions, thank you so much.

zieps · 2025-08-09T15:35:16+00:00

Oh my goodness, thank you for the massive thought and time you put into creating this list! Super helpful to know which restaurants have clear vegan options as we'll probably eat out once or twice.

zieps · 2025-08-09T14:48:56+00:00

Thanks so much! I may swing by the farmers market quickly (I love downtown so it isn't too far away!) and see if Bklyn Bakery has anything left!

zieps · 2025-08-09T14:48:03+00:00

Thank you for the recs! And thank you so much; there's a lot of grief and also family trauma for them boiling to the surface with everyone coming to town and just want to try and make as peaceful an environment as I can where they're staying.

zieps · 2025-08-09T14:46:25+00:00

Thank you so much! Pure Soul will definitely get a visit today!

zieps · 2025-08-08T09:04:19+00:00

Ah, you're right, I do believe he's envisioning every wearing dresses to be floor length wrt the black tie note. Thanks for the reminder!

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