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Forbes
18-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Bas Van Kranen's Flore Intends To Push Boundaries In Every Way
Flore recently reopened in Amsterdam after an extensive renovation. Flore, the two-Michelin-starred restaurant by Bas Van Kranen, recently reopened in Amsterdam after an extensive renovation. The new space was designed to reflect the restaurant's conscious dining premise and uses design details to further highlight the ethos of the food. However, Van Kranen intends for Flore to be more than a good meal. He wants it to spark a larger conversation on awareness of what goes on in the dairy industry, ethically sourcing ingredients and the importance of buying local. If you've ever wondered why Flore has a dairy-free kitchen, well, it's for a larger purpose. 'It's not because we think it's something that is interesting to say,' says Van Kranen in an interview. 'We decided to stop using dairy since the opening of Flore to raise awareness on what's going on in the dairy industry.' While there are farmers who don't give cows hormones or antibiotics, it's only about two to three percent of farmers. Bas Van Kranen intends for Flore to be more than a good meal. 'It would be too easy to say, 'okay, we can spend the money on buying good milk or buying good cheese',' says Van Kranen. 'It would be an easy way to fix a problem, but I feel like it's more interesting to learn how you can do without.' The restaurant used to use around 2,000 kilos of butter in a good year, with every piece of fish and meat, so taking away dairy has been no easy feat. He applies the same philosophy to meat and ethically sourcing ingredients, striving to ensure that the meat the restaurant uses doesn't use antibiotics or give the animal sugars. 'When you use an animal, you should be able to use the whole animal,' he says. 'That's why we do it with the lamb, because on a yearly basis, we are able to buy the whole lamb, whereas most restaurants only buy the saddles.' Van Kranen feels that if he can't use the entire animal, then he shouldn't be using it at all. For similar reasons, he won't use beef for the restaurant. 'It's more sensitive because typically the production of beef in Holland doesn't happen in a good way.' When it comes to sourcing produce, he aims to work with organic farmers around them, opening up a bigger conversation on what's going on in their farms and ensuring they can provide ingredients that the restaurant would also work with. 'Every year, we make a list with crops that we want to try,' he says. 'We do that on a very small scale with ten farmers, and on a yearly basis, they do very small trials. When a trial is interesting and successful, they do it bigger the year after.' While Van Kranen won't use the word sustainability, he says the point of the restaurant is to ... More entertain and feed people. While Van Kranen won't use the word sustainability (realistically, running a hotel and restaurant aren't sustainable practices), he says the point of the restaurant is to entertain and feed people. 'For us, what is very important behind the scenes is that we really try to be aware of what we do.' Before the restaurant, Van Kranen just ordered ingredients. Now, he puts thought behind every decision for Flore, and that's ultimately what makes it unique.
BBC News
18-06-2025
- BBC News
Victim of Flore mobility scooter crash was 'our whole world'
The family of a woman who died after a crash involving her mobility scooter have described her as "our whole world".Debbie Martin, 61, died on Saturday, 31 May following a collision between her scooter and a Range Rover in Flore, say she was often seen around the village and everyone there knew police have appealed for anyone who saw the incident or has dashcam footage to get in touch. The crash happened on Flore Hill at about 17:00 BST.A grey Range Rover Evoque, heading north-east towards Weedon, collided with the scooter which was travelling in the opposite Martin died at the a tribute released via Northamptonshire Police, her three children said she was "a mothering soul, not just to her own children, but to anyone who needed help or a bit of support"."She was our biggest cheerleader and supporter, having our backs no matter what. She was our whole world," they added. The family described how Ms Martin loved to visit Weedon Depot, a former military barracks with part of a canal on site, just off the Grand Union "loved the depot because she could see swans there, and we went together just a few weeks ago so she could feed the ducks and show me the cygnets, which she was thrilled about".She had worked as a hairdresser before becoming a mother, but spent much of her later life helping homeless people and others in was also a music-lover, listening to the likes of Abba and Placebo, and would "laugh at us telling her to turn her headphones down".The tribute ended: "Life is going to be so tough without her. We miss her so much and will love her forever." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Daily Mail
04-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Woman in her 60s killed after Range Rover ploughed into her mobility scooter: Police arrest 22-year-old
A woman in her 60s has died after a Range Rover ploughed into her mobility scooter. Police have arrested a woman, 22, following the fatal crash which took place in a village near Northampton on Saturday. The force revealed that the victim died at the scene after the grey Range Rover Evoque, travelling in the opposite direction to her, smashed into her scooter. Flowers have been laid on the roadside in tribute to the woman who died, with handwritten messages describing her as a 'daughter, sister and aunt' and adding: 'In God's safe hands. Love, family.' The woman arrested is from Daventry and was released on unconditional bail pending further enquiries. Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit have, meanwhile, launched an appeal for witnesses or anyone who possesses useful dashcam footage. Northamptonshire Police said in a statement: 'Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Flore. 'The incident happened in Flore Hill at about 5.05pm yesterday (May 31) when a collision occurred between the driver of a grey Range Rover Evoque travelling north east and the rider of a mobility scooter travelling in the opposite direction. 'The rider of the mobility scooter, a woman in her 60s, sadly died at the scene. 'Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit would like to hear from anyone who may have seen the incident, or have dash-cam footage relevant to the investigation. 'Anyone with information is asked to email CollisionAppeals@ or call the Drivewatch Hotline on 0800 174615, or Northamptonshire Police on 101. 'Please quote the reference number 25000315627 to help your information reach the right person as quickly as possible.'
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Woman on mobility scooter dies after crash with car
A mobility scooter rider has died following a crash with a car. The collision occurred in Flore Hill, Flore, at about 17:05 BST on Saturday, Northamptonshire Police said. It involved a grey Range Rover Evoque, which was travelling north east, and the mobility scooter, which was travelling in the opposite direction. An investigation into the accident has been launched after the woman in her 60s died at the scene. Officers from the force's serious collision investigation unit have appealed for anyone who saw the incident, or has dash-cam footage, to contact them. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Northamptonshire Police
BBC News
01-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Mobility scooter rider dies after crash with Range Rover in Northamptonshire
A mobility scooter rider has died following a crash with a car. The collision occurred in Flore Hill, Flore, at about 17:05 BST on Saturday, Northamptonshire Police involved a grey Range Rover Evoque, which was travelling north east, and the mobility scooter, which was travelling in the opposite investigation into the accident has been launched after the woman in her 60s died at the scene. Officers from the force's serious collision investigation unit have appealed for anyone who saw the incident, or has dash-cam footage, to contact them. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
