Dinner Party PlansLogo Design Contest

I'm new at this so any comments any body can give me to help make this happen will be appreciated. I am very open to all suggestions & ideas.

#1. Great start thank you. I like the feeling of elegance & simplicity. The cutlery/plate picture is better than the others but quite commonly used. Can we get a little more atmosphere into it? Also the name needs to be a little stronger. Simple but attention getting. These books are gourmet food/fine food mini recipe(cook) books with full instructions of 'how to' from go to whoa. They are highly illustrated with food photographs every where. The logo will need to stand out from the photos......? am I helping?

#2 As it will run across the top of a blog I feel it needs to be horizontal. The pictures are very cheap looking. The sort of stuff you would have at a picnic.

#3 & #4 Thanks for your efforts. Great for helping me clarify thoughts. #3 is too similar to a road stop food sign & #4 brings thoughts of picnics. Also the name needs to be much bolder.

#6 The plans can be used at all times so the candle is not appropriate thank you. The font needs to be stronger but I like the use of some color.

#5 I liked the font but not the candle & everything needs to be more punchy.

#8 The image is far more interesting. I think the party plans needs to be as strong a font as the dinner. It's the party plans that I am selling not a dinner.

#10 I am very interested in the book concept. Maybe showing food or people happily partying or ..........

It would be interesting to see the image to the side of the name. The name across the center of the page with the image supporting it.

#12 this looks too much like a road way station sign. Sorry. Thanks for trying.

Nothing really grabs me yet so please keep them coming with lots of different ideas. Cartoons characters, cooking equipment, a dinner table......I am very open to all suggestions & waiting for that something special to pop up

#1 is great fun.
#2 is elegant
I would like both please

Some clear decisions are coming from your work.
I would like a white background please.
The logo needs to run horizontal. Either image then font or font then image but not font and image on top of each other.
Put the elegance in the font. ie. The font needs to be plainish, no facing scrolling. The image can have more fun in it.
Thanks heaps

PLEASE NOTE:
I have found a phrase.

Where people look who love to cook
No comma please

I like the colour bringing attention to the book in #36. The waiter needs to be a person hosting a party. The waiter & sweat marks over the book make it look like it's hard work.
I like the whole concept very much.

#39 please add the phrase. Interesting concept

I want to thank everyone who enetered my competition. The standard is excellent.

I would like to make special note to 'verbavolantbrandi'. He listened to what I asked for or expressed & portrayed ALL of that in the logo. Consequently he produced 3 totally different logos, all of which I would have been happy with. Muchas Gracias senor.