“We don’t have a deal, but we’re going to make one,” said Hamilton, who added that she would be joining Friedman alongside her wife, chef Ashley Merriman. Famed chef Gabrielle Hamilton says she’ll become chef and co-owner of the Spotted Pig in New York alongside restaurateur Ken Friedman, who has been accused of sexual harassment by women who worked at his restaurants. Plans for the new partnership come six months after a Times report revealed a culture of sexual misconduct at Friedman’s restaurants. He reportedly made unwanted sexual advances, publicly groped employees, and facilitated celebrity chef Mario Batali’s sexually aggressive behavior. Chef April Bloomfield, a former Spotted Pig co-owner who said last week she was cutting ties with Friedman, also allegedly ignored employees’ complaints, according to the Times.

Source: Huffington Post June 13, 2018 19:18 UTC