NorCal Restaurant Makes 'Top 1000 List' + Holiday Light Displays Open + Toys For Tots: Saturday Smiles

It’s the first weekend of December, which means holiday light displays are popping up and toy drives need donations. Read on to learn about both and catch up on some of the lighter news from across Northern California.

Wine Country's SingleThread Climbs To 'Top 1000 List'

• SingleThread was ranked among the world's No. 1 restaurants in La Liste’s 2025 Top 1,000 list shared with nine other restaurants.

Concord Restaurants Roll Out Meals For Local Nonprofits: Report

• Tortilla-wrapped appreciations to nonprofit staff and volunteers who did the heavy lifting, bringing food to the needy during Thanksgiving.

New Livermore Restaurant Offers Full Coffee & Mediterranean Menus

• Meza n Moka boasts all-day menu offering everything from a Nutella espresso to lamb chops to kebabs to crepes to burgers.

New Indian Restaurant Opens In Dublin

• Pippal, an award-winning restaurant in Emeryville, opened a Dublin location focused on diverse cuisines from all over India.

Canada's Largest Asian Grocery Chain Is Quickly Expanding In The Bay Area

• Construction is already underway at the San Jose and San Francisco locations; now, Millbrae is getting in the loop.

Widmer World Reopens For First Season Without Founder

• The Pleasanton home with hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights is open for the season and dedicated to the memory of its namesake.

Deacon Dave's, Winner Of ABC's 'National Christmas Light Fight,' Reopens For The Season

• The magical land of doves and 800,000 twinkling lights is open nightly in Livermore.

2025 Holiday Concerts We’re Most Excited To See In Northern CA

• A Patch guide to concerts during the holiday season in the Bay Area.

Danville Police Hosting Fill The Cruiser Toys For Tots Drive

• Officers will be collecting toys outside Marshalls for two Fridays in December. Donations can also be dropped off at the police station.

San Ramon Sponsoring Toys For Tots Drive

• Donations of new, unwrapped toys will be collected throughout the city and given to children in need.

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