The Story of Fine Arts and Eats

In the early 2000's my wife and I with a few great friends took ownership of a wonderful little restaurant in Fremont... which closed a few short years later. This was a huge bummer, downer, drag, disappointment, failure, whatever you call it the closure was “not optimal for business success” to say the least.

Even though that venture didn't go quite as expected the experience of being a restaurateur was a whole lot of fun and the learning curve and insight to the food industry was tremendous. In the process, the need for outreach and networking rose to the top of the list as one of the intricate ways a business can either flourish or wither on the vine.

During the ownership, it was observed that performing arts groups and restaurant owners have one thing in common - getting people through the front door. Thus, the idea of iBRAG was born and its offspring, Fine Arts and Eats, was a fairly successful project marketing and sharing news about local eateries and performing arts productions and events.

Performing Arts

American High School Music Program
Fremont Christian School Concert Choir
FEF After School Band Program
Fremont Opera
Fremont Symphony (now Bay Philharmonic)
Fremont Youth Symphony Orchestra (now Bay Philharmonic Youth Orchestra)
Hopkins Band and Orchestra Boosters
Mission Peak Chamber Singers
MSJ Parents of Universal Performers
Music at the Mission
Stage 1 Theatre
Tri-City Band Corps

Businesses and Eateries

A legacy of supporting local

Sadly, much like Fine Arts and Eats, some of these great merchants were forced to shutter their businesses due to pandemic shut downs and local fees and demands by the local governmental City operations.
Aria Printing and Shipping
Beard Papa’s (Closed)
Blue Brew Bus (Closed)
Brask House Concerts (Closed)
Campo di Bocce of Fremont (Closed)
Edible Arrangements – Fremont Location Only
Flight Wine Bar and Café (Closed)
Fremont Flowers and Gifts
Fremont Training
Harriet’s Hands (Closed)
Icy Blue – Ice Cream & Tea (Closed)
JP DasBrew (Closed)
Le Moose Crepe and Thai Café
Maaco Auto Body Collision Repair & Auto Painting
Massimo’s Italian Restaurant
Milk and Honey Café
Mirchi Café
Mission Coffee Roasting (Closed)
My Delights (Closed)
Nothing Bundt Cakes – @ The Hub
Papillon Restaurant
Red Wing Shoe Store
Ristorante Il Porcino
Rita’s Italian Ice of Fremont (Closed)
San Francisco Executive Transportation
Scott Capen Photography
Silicon Valley Selfie (Closed)
Tenuta Vineyards
The Depot Fremont
theGREATROOM @ the Marriott
Vinum Bar @ Newpark Mall