The chef Gabrielle Hamilton says she is joining with Ken Friedman, who has been accused of sexual harassment by women who worked at his restaurants, to run the Spotted Pig, the West Village restaurant where much of the harassment is said to have taken place.

Ms. Hamilton, the chef and owner of Prune restaurant, in the East Village, said in an interview on Wednesday that she was pursuing a partnership in which she and her wife, Ashley Merriman, would become chefs and co-owners of the Spotted Pig with Mr. Friedman.

“We don’t have a deal, but we’re going to make one,” Ms. Hamilton said. “We’re going to be chef-owners. We’re going to run the Pig.”

Mr. Friedman could not be reached directly, and a representative for him had no comment.

The announcement shocked many in the food business, who had not imagined that such a prominent female chef would collaborate with Mr. Friedman; his previous business partner, the chef April Bloomfield, announced a week ago that she had ended their relationship. On social media and in interviews, people said they were caught off guard by what they saw as Ms. Hamilton’s disregard for Mr. Friedman’s behavior.