Chefs have banned swearing and cracked down on shouting and bullying amid fears aggression in the kitchen is putting young people off joining the industry.

Many restaurants have reported difficulties hiring trainee staff and now some have blamed the legacy of angry celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay.

Ryan Simpson, the chef at Orwells, in Henley-on-Thames, who once worked with Ramsay, told The Telegraph that the era of the “sweary chef” is over - and that he stays away from rude language in his kitchen as it may put young sous chefs off.

He explained: "Bullying is definitely not the way forward. The days of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, it was trendy to be swearing, shouting and going mental in the kitchen.

"I'm 35 now, I've worked with Gordon Ramsay and people like that so I've been through it.

"We try to stay away from swearing completely - you don't get the best out of your kitchen by shouting and swearing. If you cook, you cook for the love of it.

"You might get the star of the future who is put off because there is the wrong picture painted of our industry. They might not become a chef or join the kitchen.”