I saw the genius and heart behind Corner Kitchen's calorific breakfast sandwich creations in just one bite
I thought it was a gimmick, but tasting is believing.
Rotherham homegrown viral sensation Corner Kitchen, on Kimberworth Road, makes sandwiches you could stop a door with.
Proudly declaring himself “no.1 viewed breakfast content in the UK,” owner Joz ‘Mr Pewerk’ Wootton has made a name for himself with his calorific creations.
The simple-pleasure videos on Instagram and TikTok are an easy watch - Joz switches on his camera and says he’s been given the green light to serve the customer anything he likes.
And so construction begins. One video posted this week (May 5) goes a brioche breadcake, pewerk (pork) sausage patty, cheese, more pewerk, a Bird’s Eye potato waffle (”for structure”), two slices of griddled back bacon, more cheese, a fried egg, and the other bun with sweet chilli.
Other fan favourite ingredients include slices of fried bread dipped in baked bean drippings or tinned tomato. Bet you want to try it now.
He then hands these meaty bricks over and charges 2005-era prices for the privilege. £5 isn’t uncommon.
He’s a hit for it. Sure, he draws in content creators who want to make their own videos, and some come from hundreds of miles away or even other countries to try. But his true patrons are local punters who love a breakfast sandwich. His pronunciation of pork is a laugh too.
My colleague, Ciara, had the pleasure of actually meating (unintentional typo, but I’m keeping it in) Joz for a story - but she’s vegetarian. So when I came in to the office, starving, after running around all morning between Sheffield’s courts, it fell to me to try the sandwich she couldn’t.
Ciara dropped the bag into my hand like a pork shoulder hitting a counter top. It must have weighed a pound.
A breadcake, two pewerk patties, hash browns, American cheese, two rashers of bacon and a fried egg.
I marvelled at the cross section and the now quite-translucent paper bag, hefted up a half, and took a bite.
I remember the exact moment I stopped chewing, eyes dilating, arteries reeling, dopamine flowing, the realisation Mr Pewerk’s sandwiches are not just for show.
“The man’s a genius,” I mumbled, taking another, bigger bite. “I feel stronger. I could climb Everest right now.”
Laugh all you want at how Joz says pewerk patty - you’ll be weeping when you try it. It’s a triumph. Flecked green with herbs and seasoned to perfection. Carbs, protein and grease combine to generate raw power. My sandwich had the comfort of a McMuffin, the heart of a Beres pork roll, the lashings of a greasy spoon full English.
I estimate my sandwich was around 2,000 calories alone, so I only ate half, at which point I had to fast walk back to court, getting a serious stitch on the way. I ate the cold other half when I was home like an animal.
Some viral sensations are all showmanship, no heart. Meanwhile, Corner Kitchen is gifting the finest breakfast sandwiches basically for fun. Get down to Rotherham and thicken your blood today.