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By Amelia Robinson
Updated Oct 9, 2017
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El Meson restaurant has a win-win for local foodies.

The restaurant at 903 E. Dixie Dr. in West Carrollton will hold its Paella Benefit for Puerto Rico from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16.

>> MORE: 39 things to know and love about El Meson

All proceeds from the  fundraiser will benefit the Hispanic Federation's UNIDOS Disaster Relief Fund. 

For $30 per person, diners will receive mixed salad with tropical mango vinaigrette;

Paella Valencia (chicken, pork, chorizo, fish, shrimp, scallops, mussels, garlic, lemon, peas, pimentos, onions and saffron rice), Tostones ( green fried plantains) and coconut flan.

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About 3.4 million Puerto Ricans  have been without electricity and have been in need of food, water and shelter aid since Hurricane Maria ripped through on Sept. 20.

>> MORE: Local executive’s jet used to evacuate Puerto Ricans

El Meson s Paella Valenciana on a plate.

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There is nothing simple about El Meson's paella. See how it goes form oil in a pan to paella on your plate. And while you are at it, checkout what they and others are doing for Cinco De Mayo in Dayton: http://on.dayton.com/1Yb4v7r

Posted by Amelia Robinson on Thursday, May 5, 2016
(Lt. to Rt.) SideBar's manager Ben Riddlebarger, chef Alberto Tapia and server Mark Fradl serve up paella during the 23rd annual The Taste festival at Fraze Pavilion in Kettering on Thursday, Sept. 1.

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9-278-07--Photo by Ty Greenlees--Anna Castro, left, served Paella as El Meson chef Mark Abbott started another paellera pan full of the seafood and garlic dish at the 2007 Garlic Festival at Cox Arboretum Metro Park on Friday evening. The festival continues on Saturday 11-7 and Sunday 11-5.

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El Meson s Paella Valenciana in the pan.

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dish from el meson

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