What do vintage outfits and outrageous desserts have in common? For Michael Mararian, known to his nearly 4,000 Instagram followers as @PolyesterBakes, the answer is not a whole lot—but he’s ...

Julian Dell’Oso’s love of all things culinary began long before he opened his cut-to-order cheese shop, Amabel Provisions, last August. “My aunt had an Italian cookie business she ran out of her house ...