Oct. 3, 2026, 4:05 a.m. CT
A Topeka restaurant will soon be preparing to make its TV debut in upcoming months.
Bradley’s Corner Cafe, 844 N. Kansas Ave., has been selected to take part in filming for FOX’s “Kitchen Nightmares,” Visit Topeka announced in a news release.
Owner Jacque Duchesneau has a long history with Bradley’s. He worked with original owner Bradley Jennings and helped open the North Kansas Avenue café, then took over the business in 2023. The restaurant continues to welcome longtime regulars alongside visitors exploring NOTO.
Chef Gordon Ramsay and the production crew are scheduled to begin filming at the café Friday, Oct. 2.
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The business name derives from its Jennings and his well-known homemade pies that were served in the community for many years, including at Brad’s Country Restaurant at SW 10th and Fairlawn for nearly 10 years and the Crow’s Nest at Lake Perry.
Visit Topeka said Jennings opened Bradley’s in 2006.
Jennings made the difficult decision to retire from Bradley’s Corner Café in 2020 after suffering two heart attacks while at the NOTO Arts and Entertainment District location. He also had a stroke in 2019. The Capital-Journal reported in 2020 that he was also tested by a tornado in 1966, a flood in 1993 and a fire in 2017 that occurred in the upstairs apartment of the café.
Duchesneau has a long history with Bradley’s. He worked with Jennings and helped open the North Kansas Avenue café, then took over the business in 2023.
Duchesneau declined The Capital-Journal’s request for further comment on the cafe’s participation in the show.
‘Growth and change’
“Bradley’s has been part of North Topeka through an incredible period of growth and change, and that history makes this moment especially meaningful,” said Pedro Concepcion, executive director of the NOTO Arts & Entertainment District.
“NOTO is built on the strength of locally owned businesses, artists and entrepreneurs who give this district its personality and sense of place,” said Concepcion. “We’re excited to see Bradley’s get this opportunity and proud that a business with such deep roots in the neighborhood will help tell part of the NOTO story to a national audience.”
