[Don Plumley]

For me, it's very dark - you are trying to create an air of trust and community and the color scheme / wood paneling is not my cup of tea. But that is personal preference.

The photo of wine bottles is nice, but not culinary per se. I'd use one with food and family/friends.

You've lost branding on the forum page. The copyright is missing from the More information page.

Since you are storing information, you might want to link to your privacy policy.

You mention the copyright is "Culinary Castle.com"; is that a DBA for a legal entity?

You seem to be losing a lot of valuable screen real estate above your logo, and the name itself takes a bunch of vertical space.

I'm confused why I'd want to listen to "Internet Radio"; seems a little amateurish.

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