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Joel Jenkins

Joel began his career in the service industry at 16 and found ways to continue his culinary interests throughout his 30-year Army healthcare career. Taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by his military assignments and deployments, he was able to expand his understanding of cultures and food.

This segued perfectly into a second career as the Chief of Protocol and Executive Services for the Defense Health Agency-Hawaii and Tripler Army Medical Center. The position allows Joel to combine his full-time job with his love for cooking, catering events for both foreign and domestic senior government officials. His “hobby business,” Events on the Run, began more than a decade ago, when he shared food with other six-day ultra-marathon-running friends and resulted in his pursuit of a certificate in Gourmet Cooking and Catering and membership in the American Personal and Private Chef Association.

Joel and his wife call Hawaii home and share their home with a menagerie of rescued cats.

Joel Jenkins
Two glasses half-filled with Kentucky coffee and an open bottle of bourbon between them.

Kentucky Coffee

10 mins

White pan of 24 orange-red chorizo golf-ball-size meatballs

Chorizo Meatballs

45 mins

BBQ dry rub seasoning spilling out of a jar.

BBQ Dry Rub

5 mins

A canning jar overflowing with pickled red onions and a fork resting on the jar.

Pickled Red Onions

4 hrs 30 mins

A sliced grilled steak with coffee spice rub and a carving knife lying beside it

Grilled Steak with Coffee Spice Rub

45 mins

Three stacked white bowls and the top one filled with greens and grains soup, and finished with Parmesan.

Greens and Grains Soup

1 hr

A white bowl filled with quick posole with pork topped with avocado with a lime wedge on the side.

Quick Posole with Pork

1 hr 10 mins

Three stuffed portobello mushrooms

Stuffed Mushrooms

30 mins

A white bowl of cauliflower soup on a white linen cloth with a spoon resting beside it.

Cauliflower and Blue Cheese Soup

45 mins

A roast pork loin with apples and onions scattered around it on a baking sheet.

Roast Pork Loin with Apples and Onions

1 hr 20 mins

An oval platter filled with white bean puree, radicchio, and red onions with a spoon resting in it and a serving in a bowl beside.

White Bean Puree, Radicchio, and Red Onions

25 mins

Two beet and carrot fritters, garnished with dill, on a white plate with a fork and a dollop of dill yogurt

Beet and Carrot Fritters

40 mins

A blue enamel roast pan with a maple roast chicken, trussed and stuffed with lemon halves, sitting on a bed of fingerling potatoes. Glasses of red wine and salt and pepper in the background.

Maple Roast Chicken

1 hr 40 mins

Skillet steak peperonata and two slices of toasted baguette in a cast-iron pan.

Skillet Steak Peperonata

45 mins

A sliced grilled flank steak with a bowl of seasoning mix and a knife on the side.

Grilled Flank Steak with Chile Rub

1 hr 40 mins

Two grey plates topped with stir-fried cauliflower, and garnished with fresh cilantro on a wooden board.

Stir-Fried Cauliflower ~ Bong Cai Xao

15 mins

A grey plate half-filled with mac and cheese canapes, with a few resting beside the plate

Mac and Cheese Canapés

40 mins

A chocolate pecan pie in a ceramic pie plate with one slice missing on a linen napkin.

Chocolate Pecan Pie

55 mins

A decorative bowl filled with a sphere of goat cheese and a few olives, topped with a thyme sprig.

Goat Cheese with Olives, Lemon, and Thyme

25 mins

Four glasses of michelada on a wooden board with a lime wedge in between them.

Michelada

5 mins

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