{"id":1091717,"date":"2026-07-15T23:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1091717\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T23:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:55:17","slug":"sous-chef-promoted-to-head-chef-in-princes-street-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1091717\/","title":{"rendered":"Sous chef promoted to head chef in Princes Street restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Munro has become head chef for the Number One at The Balmoral at <a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/tag\/princes-street\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Princes Street<\/a> in Edinburgh. John has been senior sous chef at the restaurant since 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Munro, who also works as the restaurant\u2019s head beekeeper, has worked at a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/11\/italian-restaurant-keeps-it-in-the-family\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"621151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Edinburgh restaurants<\/a> including The Black Swan, The Gannet East and Timberyard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John said: \u201cIt is a huge honour to lead the kitchen at <a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2015\/01\/exquisite-dining-at-number-one\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"100335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Number One.<\/a> My focus is on showcasing Scotland\u2019s exceptional ingredients while respecting the standards and identity that define the restaurant. I look forward to evolving the menu with the team and continuing to build on its legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.deadlinenews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Outlook-mikhhhtt-1-e1784109513152.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"520\" width=\"696\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Outlook-mikhhhtt-1-e1784109513152-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1272632\"\/><\/a>John Munro, newly appointed head chef of Number One. \u00a9 The Balmoral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his time in the kitchen, John has gathered a reputation for dishes from local, high quality suppliers drawing inspiration from Scotland\u2019s landscapes. Seasonal menus featuring locally sourced seaweeds and elderflower foraged by Munro are a key feature of the dishes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Executive Chef of<a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/tag\/the-balmoral-hotel\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"6153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> The Balmoral,<\/a> Paul Hart, said: \u201cJohn\u2019s promotion is a natural next step. He has been instrumental in shaping Number One over recent years, and his approach to food, produce and sustainability reflects exactly where we want to go as a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis understanding of ingredients, suppliers and the natural environment around us will continue to shape an exciting future for Number One.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Number One is the 4 AA Rosette restaurant in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roccofortehotels.com\/the-balmoral-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Balmoral hotel<\/a> which on Princes Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article is provided by the news agency Deadline News Limited and published here with permission.\u00a0Contact Deadline News Limited if you would like to use any or all of this article.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#a5f5cddcc9c9ccd6e5c1c0c4c1c9cccbc0cbc0d2d68bc6ca8bd0ce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#12606b737c52767773767e7b7c777c7765613c717d3c6779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2026\/07\/number-one-restaurant-announces-chefs-promotion\/?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784159717_783_pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2026\/07\/number-one-restaurant-announces-chefs-promotion\/?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784159717_702_print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"John Munro has become head chef for the Number One at The Balmoral at Princes Street in Edinburgh.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1091718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,786,4884,127424,34379,712,241591,16,15],"class_list":["post-1091717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edinburgh","tag-britain","tag-edinburgh","tag-food-and-drink","tag-great-britain","tag-number-one","tag-princes-street","tag-scotland","tag-the-balmoral","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116926698788941061","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1091717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1091718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1091717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1091717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1091717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}