Celebrity chef Mario Batali is reportedly considering changing the color of his Crocs.
In an interview with Details Magazine, the 53-year-old revealed that he recently discovered the shoe company would be retiring his signature orange color.
Batali told the magazine that he ordered 200 pairs from the company, which uses his name, back in 2007. The shoe was reportedly designed by the company specifically for restaurant and food industry professionals.
"They made a special run for me before they retired the color," Batali told the magazine. "They're gonna stop the Mario Batali orange! It's preposterous! But they're doing pretty well without me. Nothing lasts forever, baby."
The company announced their partnership with the chef, in a press release whick acknowledged Batali's long-time devotion to the Crocs shoes. During that time, Batali has already owned 50 pairs of their orange Beach model.
Details asked Batali if he would ever give up the shoe, he responded, "Got something better?"
When it comes to cooking Batali said the best advice he can give to foodies is to be realistic when it comes to cooking.
"The idea that you're gonna make something just like me or Thomas Keller at home is a fallacy," Batali told Details. "You'll never have the same BTUs, never have the same pan at home, never have the level of intensity."
"The Chew" host believed he made cooking a sport for Americans, in which they are all winners, because everyone gets to eat.
"I was bored after three shows of telling you how to chop an onion," Batali said. "So I had to create a style that evolved into an On the Road of the dish."
Batali's background from a family of cooks and has been cooking for as long as he can remember.
"We would go to the Lower Valley market in Yakima, Washington, to pick up baby mushrooms and make simple things like tuna in tomato sauce with little vegetables," Batali said. "We were, as I came to realize later, not rich, but we had a rich history of eating delicious food."
