girls weekend
Girls Weekend with Chef Hannah Holland!
October 3- 5, 2025
More details to come!
Friday:
Charcuteries and special gifts upon arrival
Prep breakfast for Saturday
Dinner: Pan seared steak with garlic herb potatoes and bearnaise sauce from scratch
Saturday:
Breakfast: Caramel apple monkey bread and other treats
Lunch: Soup and special sandwich
Dinner: Homemade pasta and brown butter sage rolls, chocolate mousse for dessert!!
free time in the afternoon: Tour of Pocosin Arts/School of Fine Craft artisan studios; Visit to Southern Dream Gallery & Inner Banks Mercantile
Sunday:
Breakfast: Tea party with delicious fall tea sandwiches
$199 per person plus discounted lodging
$350 for two people sharing a room plus discounted lodging.
Contact Hunter asap to register, this will sell out quickly! 252-314-4278
couple’s cooking weekend
Together in the Kitchen: A Couple’s Cooking Weekend!
*Specific times and menu items subject to change
Friday, February 14
3:00 Check In at the Blue Juniper Inn
4:00 Welcome and Introduction of Chef Hannah Holland, by John McCann
Afternoon champagne and charcuterie board
Preview of the weekend, menu items, getting started
5:00 Prepare opening dinner (citrus poached fish, quinoa salad, sourdough loafs)
Prep cinnamon rolls for Saturday morning
6:30 Opening shared dinner (with white and red wine pairings)
Saturday, February 15
7:00 Warm cinnamon rolls with coffee and tea
8:00 BREAKFAST, continental
10:00 Prep focaccia bread for lunch
11:00 Prepare lunch: Mortadella sandwich (Anthony Bourdain’s favorite!) and Butternut Squash Soup
12:30 LUNCH, then free afternoon
4:00 Prepare dinner: Carolina Caesar Salad, Beef Wellington, Potato Espuma, and Crème Brulee
6:30 DINNER (with white and red wine pairings)
Sunday, February 16
7:00 Madeleines with coffee and tea
9:00 Prepare breakfast: Eggs Benedict & ‘Tea Tasting’
10:30 BREAKFAST
11:30 Departure from Blue Juniper Inn
Details:
Three-day cooking class: $350 per couple (includes welcome gifts, all instruction, all food, wines, & Inner Banks Mercantile giftcard); lodging is an additional $159 to $219 per night.
Total cost from: $668 - $788 plus tax, depending on room choice
Click here to pay. PLEASE NOTE: prices are all inclusive of lodging, food, and instruction.
Waterfowl Guided Tours
Photo by Allen Phelps Photography
Guided tours are offered on the following Fridays and Saturdays:
January 3 & 4
January 10 & 11
January 17 & 18
January 24 & 25
January 31 & February 1
February 7 & 8
Tours on Friday afternoons are from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Tours on Saturday mornings are from 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Your free reservation is REQUIRED at the link below:
2025 Wintering Waterfowl Tours Pocosin Lakes NWR | Eventbrite
Now book your stay at the Blue Juniper Inn and get your second night at half price!
***Tours will not be offered in inclement weather. Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is not responsible for vehicles getting stuck on the refuge***