12 metrolife Tuesday, January 12, 2010 D About Town The hoTTesT TickeTs in Town We have a pair of tickets to see STAR WARS LIVE Mar 7 at The O2, 6.30pm For a chance to win, e-mail your answer to the question below to life@metroireland.ie by noon today with Hot Tickets in the subject line. With your answer please include your name, address and a number where you can be contacted between 1pm and 3pm. Strictly one entry per person; entrants must be age 18+. Q. In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, who does Han Solo shoot in the Mos Eisley Cantina? A Ponda Baba B Greedo The winners of yesterdays tickets to see A Christmas Carol are: Martin Adamson & Muriel Collins Luka Bloom Conor Byrnes twice monthly folk club tonight showcases exceptional Kildare talent namely Frankie Lane, Dabheoc, Andrew Byrne, plus special guest Christy Moore with brother Luka Bloom as host Tonight, The Button Factory, Curved Street D2, 8pm, 17.50. Tel: (01) 670 9202. www.buttonfactory.ie Annie Deppe The Sitting In The Sky author and wife of writer Ted Deppe is joined by novelist Lewis Water Dogs Robinson for a Stonecast In Ireland reading in intimate surroundings Tonight, Howth Yacht Club, Harbour Road, Howth, Dublin 13, 8pm, free. Tel: 087 909 1724 Bad Art Gallery Still not spent your Christmas cashola? Pick up an original painting at the gallerys Christmas Stocking Fillers exhibition, where more than 300 small-scale paintings are priced at 500 and under Until Jan 18, Bad Art Gallery, 79 Francis Street D8, Mon to Sat 10.30am to 6pm, Sun 2pm to 5pm, free. Tel: (01) 453 7588. www.thebadartgallery.ie Youve seen all six films, got the box-set, bought the Stormtrooper T-shirt. Nows your chance to experience Star Wars Live, a multimedia extravaganza of John Williams iconic film scores performed live by a symphony orchestra and choir, with narration from C-3POs Anthony Daniels. A colossal HD screen will feature a Lucasfilm re-edit splicing six movies into a 90min narrative, while an exhibition of artefacts, props, costumes and behind-the-scenes footage complete the spectacle, making this show a must-see for Star Wars fans Mar 7, The O2, East Link Bridge, North Wall Quay D1, 6.30pm, 70 to 106.25. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.starwarsinconcert.com Book Now Star Wars Live metro lifeStaying In & Going Out RESTAURANT REVIEW Dillingers Food & Drink y, we dont serve your sort in here, the maitre d boomed as I pushed my way through the bothersome chocolate-coloured curtain that hangs just inside the door of Dillingers. Crap. I knew I shouldnt have worn my muddy Converse, or the hoodie with the cigarette burn on one arm. Dillingers, in its previous incarnation, used to be Mint after all, a venue where the clientele wore Brown Thomas suits not brown Topman sweaters and where the proprietor was very likely to show you the door if he didnt like the O cut of your jib. Thankfully, it transpired our hostess was sharing a joke with her friend and our welcome, when it did come, was of the distinctly warm variety. Phew. If Mint seemed to many fussy and elitist, Dillingers is its antithesis. Staff are smiley, knowledgeable and - shock, horror really look like they want to be there. The interior feels very East Village (fitting when you consider the menu is American influenced), with one wall covered by a chalk board while a mirror on another gives the illusion of space. The menu is printed on sheets of lined, laminated paper la exercise books and theres a general sense of quirkiness about the place, right down to Sesame Streets Elmo dangling from the ceiling; he wasnt the only Muppet If Mint seemed to many fussy and elitist, Dillingers is its antithesis DINE IN THIS WEEK Your quick-fix meal solution courtesy of EasyFood magazine Not breaking thein the room on our visit, however the guy at the table next to ours harping on about his new beamer, for the benefit of the entire restaurant, soon had my toes curling. T hankfully, the food, courtesy of Temple Garner (former executive chef for Town Bar & Grill), provided a diversion. His starter of pan-fried chilli garlic prawns on chargrilled ciabatta was the first real winner of the evening: honking, oversized crustaceans on some seriously good fresh bread. Meanwhile, my Manhattan clam chowder, made with tomatoes, was robust and warming if not quite on par with its milk-based New England cousin. There were no gripes with the cracking mains though. His plate looked about to fracture under the weight of a hulking 12oz Hereford striploin steak which was so rare and tender had we Bacon And Sundried Tomato Penne Serves 4 300g penne pasta 4 rashers rindless bacon, diced 25g pine nuts 4 tbsp sundried pesto, plus more if desired 1. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions. While you are cooking the pasta, fry the bacon in a dry frying pan until brown. Transfer to a plate. 2. Toast the pine nuts for 2-3 minutes in a pan. 3. When the penne is cooked, drain and mix with the pesto and toss through the bacon and pine nuts. 4. Add more pesto to serve, if needed. Tip: swap the bacon for left over roast chicken. www.easyfood.ie index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html