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Don't piss me off, or you get a pitbull!

Lawrence "Larry" Sik was a contestant on Season 2 of Hell's Kitchen. He ranked in 11th place.

Season 2[]

Episode 1[]

Main article: Episode 201 - 12 Chefs

The twelve contestants arrived in Hell's Kitchen on a bus and were greeted by Jean-Philippe. Afterward, Ramsay walked through the hallway, opened the dining room doors, and welcomed the contestants by introducing himself and announcing that only one of them would win the competition. The only way that person would win, though, was to impress him and he asked all of them to cook their signature dishes.

During the Signature Dish Challenge, Larry was the fourth person to have his dish judged by Ramsay and said he knew what it was like to be underestimated. He made potato crab cakes with Asian flair and peppers, but they were deemed hot and had undercooked crunchy potatoes. However, he warned everybody not to piss him off unless they wanted a pit bull. After the challenge, he was placed in the blue team because Ramsay declared that for the first time, the teams were divided by gender, men in the blue team and women in the red team.

During prep, Larry could not believe the women finished their kitchen before the men could. The blue team finished prep hours after the red team, and the next day, he declared he only slept 45 minutes that night. During dinner service, he was at the fish station. An hour and a half into service, Ramsay told him, who was standing still like the Statue of Liberty, to at least be livelier and understand what is going on, even if he did not have much to do. So, he said he was ready, and an exasperated Ramsay said God bless America. After three hours with barely any food sent and the customers shouting, "I want my food!", Ramsay shut down both kitchens. The blue team won the service, but Ramsay reminded him how he spaced out in a stare.[1]

Episode 2[]

Main article: Episode 202 - 11 Chefs

The following day, after only two hours of sleep, the contestants were woken up by Sous Chefs Scott and Mary-Ann playing cowbells at 5:24 AM. They were told to go outside immediately. Once outside at the loading area, Ramsay recalled how the previous service was embarrassing. Then, Ramsay told Larry to start showing passion as he was not seeing it. Afterward, Ramsay wanted them to know how much food they wasted last night as a restaurant would never survive with a lot of waste. To get his point across, Ramsay ordered the chefs to jump into the dumpsters and pull out all the garbage from last night. During the task, he said he had not been feeling well since he woke up but wanted to prove himself. After that, Ramsay told the contestants that he did not want another large amount of waste in the competition again. Now that the chefs understood the lesson, Ramsay ordered them to clean up because they stunk.

Larry felt comfortable handling a knife during the Perfect Steak Cut Challenge. He was the fourth chef from the blue team to have his attempts judged. He wanted to prove to Ramsay that he belonged in the kitchen. Unfortunately, none of his steaks were acceptable, making him the worst performer overall. He felt horrible for letting the men down and felt more stressed than ever. The blue team lost the challenge 11-12, and they were punished by cutting all the steaks for the next dinner service. During the punishment, Keith was not sympathetic to his worsening condition and considered him as a weak link. On his side, he was so ashamed of his poor performance that he couldn't look his teammates in the eyes and did the punishment apart from them.

After the punishment, Larry jumped in the hot tub with the women, saying women were his downfall. By 4:20 AM, everybody was sleeping, but he was feeling ill and breathed very hard. He called the medic, explained that he was sweating and tingling, and was rushed to the hospital. The next morning, everybody noticed that he was missing, and Tom asked if anybody saw him. Neither Gabe, Heather, or Virginia could find him. Then, the phone rang, and Sara answered. He was on the other end of the phone and told her to get everybody near the phone to listen to him. He explained that he was at the hospital because the stress of the competition shut his body down, and he revealed that he would not return to Hell's Kitchen. Before hanging up, he told everybody to stay strong and be a unit. After hanging up, he said that his body quit, not himself, and called it the worst moment that could have happened.

Ramsay did not comment on Larry's departure, and he did not receive the burning picture sequence until the fourth episode.[2][3]

Nomination History[]

Week 1 Win
Week 2 Hospitalized

Post Hell's Kitchen[]

  • After his appearance on the show, Larry became Executive Chef of On Broadway, an Italian restaurant in Arlington, Texas.
  • He currently operates Taste That Food Truck & Catering in Arlington, Texas.
  • According to his Business website, he is now known as Larry Ross.
  • He got married in June 2019 and now has a son.
  • He has a Blue Belt in Taekwondo.
  • He is currently working in Real Estate.

Trivia[]

  • He is the first contestant to withdraw from the competition for health reasons.
  • He is the first contestant to withdraw to have their exit interview aired.
  • He is the first contestant to withdraw who was never nominated for elimination.
  • He is the first contestant who never lost a dinner service during his time in the competition.
  • He is the first-ever African-American contestant on the show.

Quotes[]

  • "I'm really used to be underestimated my whole life. I'm about...5...3, and three quarters...I'd like to say 5'4."
  • "Don't piss me off, or you get a pit bull!"
  • "My downfall is women. I really don't feel well, but I just like women."
  • (To the other contestants) "I just need all of ya to stay strong and be a unit, everybody, keep your eyes on the prize."
  • (After withdrawing) "I didn't quit; my body quit. This is the worst thing that could ever happen. But right now, I feel a little broken, and it's hard for me to see my own dream slip away."

Gallery[]

References[]

Hell's Kitchen Season 2
Staff
Gordon Ramsay (Head Chef) • Scott Leibfried (Blue Team Sous Chef) • Mary-Ann Salcedo (Red Team Sous Chef) • Jean-Philippe Susilovic (Maître d'hôtel)
Contestants
Giacomo AlfieriRachel BrownVirginia DalbeckGabe GagliardiKeith GreenePolly HolladaySara HorowitzMaribel MillerTom PauleyLarry SikGarrett TelleHeather West
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