Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal and Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo are all set to join hands and take their joint culinary venture to a new location in Dubai. Mabel Hospitality owned by Nadal is a subsidiary of Mabel Capital, earlier partnered with Ronaldo and former NBA champion and basketball star Pau Gasol to launch the restaurants, Toto and Tatel.
These sporting stars will now expand their business in Dubai with a restaurant in 2023. The trio will be collaborating with Leisure Quest. Their first restaurant Tatel was launched in Madrid in 2014. Since then the restaurant was introduced to food lovers in Ibiza, Beverly Hills, and recently, Doha. The Spanish Mediterranean-themed restaurant will also engage customers with daily live entertainment.
Meanwhile, Toto was recently opened in Madrid and derives inspiration from the protagonist of the classic Italian film Cinema Paradiso. The cuisine, which revolves around Italian and Mediterranean food, is complemented by live music and a melodious piano.
There is no firm opening date for Tatel or Totó in Dubai. But as reported by Time Out Dubai say that the restaurants will be opened sometime in Q3 2023. The Dubai locations for Tatel and Totó will also be announced soon.
Recently, Cristiano Ronaldo was in the news as reports stated that he had agreed to sign with the Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr on a two-and-a-half-year deal worth 200 million euros per season. The news has been reported by Spanish outlet Marca ahead of Portugal's FIFA World Cup 2022 Round of 16 match against Switzerland, which will take place on Wednesday at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar.