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

Chicago’s Purple Pig is branching out to the suburbs

1 day ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

Chicago’s Purple Pig is making a push into the suburbs, joining the trend of Chicago restaurant groups making the move following the pandemic. Purple Pig, the popular James Beard award-winning restaurant in Streeterville, announced it will open an outpost in Oak Brook, the group’s first suburban location, later this year.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign taps its next chancellor

1 day ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

Charles Lee Isbell Jr., a computer scientist and the former provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been named the 11th chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and vice president of the University of Illinois System. Isbell, 56, replaces longtime chief Robert Jones, who left to become the president of the University of Washington after 9 years in the post.
UChicago receives $21M donation for new quantum research center

2 days ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

Philanthropist Thea Berggren has donated $21 million to establish a new quantum center at the University of Chicago, which has distinguished itself as a leader in quantum research. The new center, which will be named the Berggren Center for Quantum Biology & Medicine, will pursue research that merges quantum technology with biology in the aim of better understanding diseases and the ways to treat them.
Jimmy Bannos Jr., former Purple Pig chef, opens Greek restaurant

2 days ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

Jimmy Bannos Jr., the James Beard Award-winning chef formerly of Chicago’s Purple Pig, has announced his anticipated next act. Bannos will open Kouklas Greek Eatery, a contemporary Greek restaurant, at 7620 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Niles this summer, marking his first-ever solo venture and his latest move since he split with Purple Pig after some 15 years leading the kitchen.
Joe & The Juice keeps up Chicago expansion with new spot in a former Foxtrot

4 days ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

Joe & The Juice, a fast-casual juice bar and coffee concept based in Denmark, continues to expand in Chicago. The company, which was founded in 2002, will open its seventh location in the city at 535 N. McClurg Court in Streeterville on Friday as it continues to bet big on the success of its healthy-eating brand with Chicagoans. Joe & The Juice will take over a space previously occupied by Foxtrot.
Trino, a Latin-inspired steakhouse, coming to West Loop

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

“The name Trino honors my late grandfather, whose name I carry as my middle name. The concept is deeply personal, as it’s not just a restaurant, but a reflection of where I come from and how I’ve grown as a chef,” Sandoval said in a press release of the opening.
Rosebud restaurants, Carmine's Chicago reopening this summer

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

The hospitality group behind Taylor Street’s Rosebud announced the restaurant will reopen, along with Rosebud Naperville and Carmine's Chicago. After a brief hiatus as an event-only space, the longtime staple of Chicago’s Little Italy will reopen this summer, Rosebud Restaurant Group announced. The group also announced Rosebud Naperville and Carmine's Chicago, which has been closed for two years, will also reopen in the summer.
Art Institute president returns following in-flight misconduct probe

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

The Art Institute of Chicago said museum president James Rondeau, who allegedly stripped off his clothes during a flight to Germany, will return to his post following an investigation into his unusual behavior on the April flight.
Trump targets Chinese student visas, raising alarms at Chicago universities

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

President Donald Trump's administration is continuing to circle higher education, this time threatening Chinese student enrollment. The Trump administration announced it would “aggressively revoke” visas of Chinese students as it moves toward stricter vetting over international student visas, a move that follows the administration’s threat to stop Harvard University from enrolling foreign students entirely.
University of Chicago lands more than $18 million for new institute

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

The Leinweber Foundation donated $18.4 million to the University of Chicago to establish a new institute for theoretical physics on the Hyde Park campus. The foundation's gift to UChicago was part of a donation spree totaling $90 million to establish similar institutes at four of the nation's top research universities, including the University of Michigan, the University of California, Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.