SQIRL Serves Seven Days; Low Ratings for The Taste

SILVER LAKE— Pricey preserve purveyor, SQIRL has been selling a limited menu of jam-based snacks out of a "sort-of cafe" in Silver Lake six days a week. Due to popular demand, the shop will extend their hours and days of operation. Beginning on February 13, the cafe will be open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. [EaterWire]

TV LAND— Eater National notes that the second episode of The Taste, which aired last night, saw some sad ratings. The show in which Ludo, Nigella Lawson, Anthony Bourdain and Brian Malarkey judge and mentor home cooks and professional chefs dropped from 6.1 million viewers to 4.8 million viewers. [EaterWire]

WOODLAND HILLS— Aroma Tropical Bakery and Cafe, a Cuban Bakery, shuttered recently over on Ventura in Woodland Hills, reports Grub Street. The space is now for rent. [EaterWire]