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Chef Jose Andres took to Twitter Wednesday night to voice his opinion against fellow Chef Gordon Ramsay's FOX TV show "Hell's Kitchen."

Chef Andres, host of PBS's "Taste of Spain" and from Jaleo fame, sent out two tweets:

"HellsKitchen is not making my profession look good. watching with daughters for first time, and I feel so ashamed!don't treat people badly."

Adding:

"When us chefs complaint [sic] and scream about the food coming from our kitchens, WE are responsible for not leading and teaching properly!"

This isn't the first time a well-known chef has taken to twitter to criticize Chef Ramsay.  Chef Eric Ripert, of Le Bernardin fame and close friend of Anthony Bourdain, wrote back in September:

"Nothing personal against Gordon Ramsay but he is a poor inspiration for professional chefs in his shows. Who perform better scared,insulted?"

Chef Ripert followed up his tweet saying:

"I have my bad days to [sic] but always try to improve. Tv or not it s [sic] no excuse! Ultimately I believe in the goodness of Gordon but he is very wrong."

There is a significant difference in Chef Ramsay's British and American TV persona, leaving some in the industry wondering if he is pandering to an American audience. 

"The overly edited American series compares very badly to the British show, with Gordo ramping up the nastiness a few notches, increasingly cringeworthy metaphors thrust in our faces (last night's restaurateur was sent for a personal makeover while her restaurant was re-fitted) and idiotic voiceovers patiently explaining to us that 'Gordon not only turns restaurants around, he turns lives around'," The Guardian Newspaper wrote in February of 2008.

In the UK, his shows "The F Word," and "Kitchen Nightmares," show a different caring side that one would not expect from if they just watched Chef Ramsay's American shows.  On the "F Word" you see the chef interacting with his family and in several episodes a very emotional Chef Ramsay emerges as he walks his viewers through the slaughter of his animals.  The shows still have profanity, but are free of the angry tirades witnessed on Fox.