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VALENTE’S DELI BAKERY & ITALIAN MARKET
Westminster
At 69-year-old Valente’s, the smell of simmering marinara sauce and the banter of regulars fill the air as Dino Valente (grandson of founder Fred Valente) slices customers’ mortadella. Must-buys include the house-made Italian sausage, 18-month-aged prosciutto di parma, smoky Scamorza affumicate cheese, Pastene dried mafaldine pasta, and lobster-stuffed frozen ravioli. As you stroll across the compact shop’s checkered floors, also load up on canned San Marzano tomatoes