Brandon Raphael Dupre

Chicago

Reporter at Crain's Chicago Business

Reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business | previously The New York Times

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Articles

Jefferson Park staple Gale Street Inn abruptly closes

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

The popular Jefferson Park restaurant Gale Street Inn, which has operated since 1963, announced its closure on a social media post Thursday morning. “With a sad but satisfied heart, we have closed our restaurant,” the Instagram post read. “Hiring and retaining quality staff has proven too tough for too long. We are tired of sucking, we have standards you know.
New Mexican-Peruvian restaurant and cocktail lounge coming to River North

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

A new hospitality group in Chicago is on the rise, opening their third and fourth restaurants in just a year. Éxodo Hospitality Group, a Latino group working briskly in the city, will open Matilda, a Mexican-Peruvian restaurant, and Clandestino, a cocktail lounge just below the restaurant, in River North today. Matilda is the latest Peruvian-Mexican fusion restaurant from Éxodo, whose owners hail from Venezuela and Peru.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago names Susanna Wickham CEO

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago tapped Susanna Wickham as its next president and CEO, effective immediately, the nonprofit announced. A seasoned nonprofit executive, Wickham previously served as CEO of PAWS Chicago, a post she held for four years. She replaces Mimi LeClair, the nonprofit’s longtime CEO who announced her retirement in 2023 and had been serving in an interim capacity until a successor was named.
Levy takes over food and hospitality service for NASCAR Chicago Street Race

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

Levy, the Chicago-based hospitality company, has been named the official food and beverage partner for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend this summer. Levy — which runs food and beverage offerings at major cultural attractions such as Soldier Field, Wrigley Field and the Field Museum — takes over the NASCAR festivities from Lettuce Entertain You, which ran operations the last two years.
Gold Coast boutique-restaurant hybrid Space 519 expanding to North Shore

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

Space 519, the popular Gold Coast boutique and restaurant space, is opening its second location in the North Shore. The new location, which will open in August at the Wilmette shopping center Plaza del Lago, will be a bit bigger than its Gold Coast sibling while offering the same curated fashion and decor items that patrons have come to expect from owners Lance Lawson and Jim Wetzel.
Kumiko captures the first honor in tonight's James Beard Awards

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

The West Loop Japanese bar Kumiko won Outstanding Bar, the first Chicago spot to grab an award at the 35th annual James Beard Awards tonight held at the Lyric Opera House. Created by Julia Momosé, Kumiko is both a bar and dining experience, combing the two in a very intimate setting at 630 W. Lake St. The restaurant calls itself a “a dining bar” where “food and drink are expertly intertwined” with an emphasis on Japanese ingredients, craft cocktails and saké.
The success of 'The Bear,' measured by the Chicago tour bus load

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

The popularity of FX’s television show “The Bear” has put a spotlight on Chicago’s food scene, raising its profile nationally. But how do you best quantify what restaurant operators and others have dubbed “The Bear” effect: the increased demand and appetite for all things Chicago food? Perhaps by measuring by the bus load.
RFK Jr. cuts hit not just farmers but his family's nonprofit in Chicago

2 weeks ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s cuts to federal funding included a promising program that supported small Illinois farmers and food-insecure residents. It also hit his family’s nonprofit in Chicago.
University of Chicago gets $25M from trustee for K–12 education research

2 weeks ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

University of Chicago trustee Steven Kersten and his wife, Priscilla Kersten, have donated $25 million to advance K–12 education research at the University of Chicago. The donation will support the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice’s Urban Education Institute, the university said, which trains the next generation of education professionals.
Northwestern announces cuts, cost-saving measures as federal funding freeze hits home

2 weeks ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

Northwestern University’s leadership announced today new cost-saving measures in the wake of federal investigations and funding freezes that have hurt the school’s financial outlook. In a message to the Northwestern community, the school’s leadership said new cost-saving measures would include a faculty and staff hiring freeze, reductions in academic budgets, and a “0% merit pool with no bonuses in lieu of merit increases,” among other actions.