Ever wondered who’s the mastermind behind the original Dubai Chocolate that’s taken the dessert world by storm?

Meet Chef Nouel Catis — the Filipino chocolatier making waves in Dubai, who’s bringing his award-winning creations home for the very first time.

From Apr. 11 to June 11, 2025, AF Hospitality welcomes Chef Catis for an exclusive collaboration across a mano, Steak & Frice, and Ramen Ron. 

Each restaurant will showcase a one-of-a-kind creation featuring elements of Dubai Chocolate.

At Italian restaurant a mano, indulge in a decadent Dubai chocolate burrata soft serve swirled with melted dark chocolate and served in a dark chocolate-dipped waffle bowl, and finished with pistachio-kataifi crunch.

For something a bit more filling, Steak & Frice wraps it all up with a Dubai chocolate crêpe, filled with pistachio-kataifi, topped with dark chocolate and pistachio cream, finished with toasted crunch and roasted kataifi.

Finally, Ramen Ron offers handmade mochi filled with pistachio-milk chocolate namelaka, oozing with pistachio sauce, crispy kataifi, and crushed pistachios.

AF Hospitality is also offering a sweet bonus: the Dessert passport program. If you try the imaginative desserts at each of the three restaurants, you can earn a stamp on your Dessert Passport to score a complimentary SNA’AP chocolate bar.

A portion of proceeds will support the Dumagat Cacao farming community through MAD Travel’s AgroForestry Program, bringing Catis’s journey full circle: from local roots to global acclaim, and back home to give back.

For more information, visit AF Hospitality on their website, Facebook, and Instagram.