Hi creativesouldesing! Thanks for submitting a first round.
I'm not interested in forks/spoons/knives - they're quite common in food blog logos and I'd like to find something a little different and more creative.
I think there's too much going on in both #3 and #5. I think both would actually be improved by removing the stuff inside the "apple" (or whatever that icon is)...I kind of like the apple/talk-bubble combo idea, but this one doesn't have quite the right vibe for me. It's a little too clean or cute.
As for font choices - #3 is too retro. #5 is growing on me, though the "E" is a little funky (too scribbly? too small on the bottom? not sure.)
I'd probably prefer a creative logotype that merges whatever icon we use into the name itself. Could you explore that a bit more?
Thanks for this next round. I think the font in #11 and #12 is interesting - though maybe a little too hard to read... but neither of these says anything about "food" or "health" at all, and I'd love to convey that somehow in my logo (even though I don't want icons of food or utensils)...
I do think the "talk bubble" may be good - since I am presenting myself as an expert, and broadcasting information through my blog. But for it to work I think it would have to be a unique presentation of that. I think you were on a better path when the talk bubble was also hinting at being an apple.