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Gretchen Price is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Upon graduation she accepted the position of Executive Pastry Chef for Main Street Catering Company serving the Princeton area.

Andrew Galambos had already been with Main Street for eleven years. During that time he worked his way up the ranks and into the pastry department. It was there that Drew & Gretchen first teamed up as pastry chefs and realized the unique relationship they shared. Their passion for creating impeccable and unforgettable desserts with an unwavering standard of excellence is what fueled this duo and brought them great accolades.For the next seven years they led the entire bakery division for this fine, upscale caterer/retail bakery.

Gretchen continued increasing her pastry knowledge-base by attending various workshops including the first ever World Pastry Forum held in Las Vegas Nevada in 2001 and seminars taught at the French Culinary Institute in New York City. In addition to her continuing education she has been awarded first place honors in competitions such as The Princeton Arts Council award for best cake entry of a new gallery opening titled, “Citizen Cake”. She has more recently been invited to guest-teach at Williams Sonoma’s newly renovated demonstration kitchen at the Bridgewater Commons and Short Hills Malls. Her specialty is cake decorating and has an impressive portfolio of the hundreds of specialty occasion and wedding cakes.

Andrew branched off to do consulting work for another up and coming caterer in the southern New Jersey area. All the while Gretchen and Drew continued developing and honing their skills in hands on pastry production, management of a large kitchen staff, as well as many of the business relations that go along with operating a high volume bakery. After many years of talking about and planning their partnership for the bakery of their dreams, the Woodland Bakery went up for sale, and the rest is history (in the making)!



Home The Bakery Wedding Cakes Artwork Cakes Flavors & Fillings New Additions Our History About the Owners Contact Us	Gretchen Price is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Upon graduation she accepted the position of Executive Pastry Chef for Main Street Catering Company serving the Princeton area. Andrew Galambos had already been with Main Street for eleven years. During that time he worked his way up the ranks and into the pastry department. It was there that Drew & Gretchen first teamed up as pastry chefs and realized the unique relationship they shared. Their passion for creating impeccable and unforgettable desserts with an unwavering standard of excellence is what fueled this duo and brought them great accolades.For the next seven years they led the entire bakery division for this fine, upscale caterer/retail bakery. Gretchen continued increasing her pastry knowledge-base by attending various workshops including the first ever World Pastry Forum held in Las Vegas Nevada in 2001 and seminars taught at the French Culinary Institute in New York City. In addition to her continuing education she has been awarded first place honors in competitions such as The Princeton Arts Council award for best cake entry of a new gallery opening titled, “Citizen Cake”. She has more recently been invited to guest-teach at Williams Sonoma’s newly renovated demonstration kitchen at the Bridgewater Commons and Short Hills Malls. Her specialty is cake decorating and has an impressive portfolio of the hundreds of specialty occasion and wedding cakes. Andrew branched off to do consulting work for another up and coming caterer in the southern New Jersey area. All the while Gretchen and Drew continued developing and honing their skills in hands on pastry production, management of a large kitchen staff, as well as many of the business relations that go along with operating a high volume bakery. After many years of talking about and planning their partnership for the bakery of their dreams, the Woodland Bakery went up for sale, and the rest is history (in the making)!
		Culinary Institute of America – Hyde Park NY Studied under World Pastry Championship winner and current Wegman’s Corporate Pastry Chef Joseph McKenna World Pastry Forum – Las Vegas Nevada Seminars led by world renowned Pastry Chefs in all aspects of pastry arts French Culinary Institute – NY NY Seminars led by world famous Ron Ben Israel of New York City and Emily Luchetti of San Francisco Return to Top