Building Confidence in the kitchen
About our Brand
Matthew & Betsy Perry are the owners of Top Hat Spice Shop — a locally rooted spice company built on a love of cooking, community, and fresh flavor.
After moving to Bend, Oregon in 2005, we put down roots, raised our family, and found inspiration in the surrounding mountains and along the Deschutes River. In 2011, we opened our first store in the Old Mill District as Savory Spice. Today, we’ve evolved into Top Hat Spice Shop—same great spices, now more localized and more connected to the Pacific Northwest we call home.
You can visit us in Bend and Portland or shop online from anywhere.
Our spices are bagged and bottled in-store for maximum freshness, and our blends are crafted to make cooking simple, flavorful, and approachable. Our Spice Merchants are always here to help—whether you’re refilling staples or discovering something new.
At its core, Top Hat Spice Shop is about bringing people together through great food. We’re proud to be part of your kitchen.
Why Top Hat
The name Top Hat is rooted in family.
Matt had a close relationship with his grandfather, a man who was always dressed to the nines — suit pressed, shoes polished, hat perfectly in place. It wasn’t about fashion. It was about pride, character, and showing up for the people around you.
After his grandfather passed, Matt was given a few of his hats. He began wearing them in the spice shop — at first as a quiet tribute, then as part of his everyday uniform.
A few years later, he discovered local Bend hatter Cate Havstad and commissioned a custom hat to carry on that tradition. What started as a personal nod to family history slowly became part of the identity of the shop itself.
Today, the hat is a fixture at our Bend store in the Old Mill District. And somewhere along the way, Matt became known simply as “the guy in the hat.”
Top Hat isn’t just a name. It’s a reminder to carry tradition forward, honor where you come from, and show up every day with intention.
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