God's Kitchen Confidential

 God’s Kitchen Confidential by chef and pastor Andrew M Gantt — a bold, unfiltered look at the Church through the eyes of a seasoned kitchen veteran. The book launches on June 19, 2026, the author’s birthday, and is available now at saltlightandhospitality.com.

When Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential hit shelves, it pulled back the stainless-steel curtain on what restaurant kitchens are really like — raw, hot, and beautifully chaotic. Gantt does the same for the Church. Drawing on years of professional culinary experience and pastoral ministry, he exposes the parallels between the high heat of a commercial kitchen and the pressure of spiritual leadership, between the broken cooks who feed the world and the broken believers who are supposed to feed souls.

God’s Kitchen Confidential is a tell-all about what happens when the Church forgets who the real Executive Chef is. With unfiltered honesty and deep spiritual conviction, Gantt serves up hard truths about leadership, grace, burnout, and the sacred calling of feeding others.

“I break down all the functions of the church through the lens of the kitchen. You are not part of the church — you’re just visiting if you are not doing the Lord’s work. It’s time to get to work on the line.”

— Andrew M Gantt, Author

Gantt argues that the Church has glamorized what it doesn’t understand — turning hospitality into performance instead of a posture, preaching about serving without ever stepping onto the Line. God’s Kitchen Confidential is a wake-up call: a reminder that every believer, leader, and servant is part of the Line in the Maker’s Kitchen, that excellence still matters, that humility still counts, and that grace — when served hot and honest — still has the power to change lives