I feel that Food is in a good place right now. I feel that Alchemy could use a few tweaks to make it on par with food due to the fact that it's kind of a 'nice to have' but doesn't feel necessary.

As far as gear is concerned, we don't want another RMT owned AH exhibition a la FFXI where you have to pay outrageous prices to buy a belt that gives you +2 more int than you already have (and people have decreed that you must have this piece of equipment or else you don't get party invites >.>)

I would, however, agree with having recipes/mats drop for crafted items that are the same ilevel as the dungeon they come from. It would give crafters some motivation to raid, and it would generate some income.