Where to Try the Michael Phelps 12,000 Calorie Diet in Beijing
We know you've read this in 400 different places but: Michael Phelps eats 12,000 calories a day. This has been mystifying people all over the world this week, giving folks a nice little piece of commentary to add to watercooler recaps of the Olympics.
UK journalist Will Pavia decided to try out the Michael Phelps face-stuff-fest while over in Beijing covering the Olympics.
He took on the challenge at the InterContinental Beijing, and while we're certain there are more than a few places to score yourself 12,000 calories worth of food in the city, we now know for sure that the staff won't gawk at you or act like your multiple sandwiches and pounds of pasta are a big deal at all because they've already seen it.
The journo -- who was unable to even conquer lunch after he'd completed the Phelps-style breakfast, had cleared the lunch menu with the ICH restaurant manager. Unfortunately...
I spent the rest of the afternoon avoiding calls from Vicente at the Intercontinental, asking when I would require my pasta. It was five o'clock before I dared confront the prospect of lunch, and the prospect defeated me.
Sad! But at least you know that if you dare to try the diet, the InterContinental will hook you up. Plus, lots of other journalists will be around to cover your epic gastronomic victory.
[Photo: Charles Wenzelberg via NYPost]
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