Curate Annapolis
Co-Owner: Curate Annapolis
Co-Owner: Brown Mustache
CURATE ANNAPOLIS is a cafe/bakery/wine bar hybrid with baristas, bakers, an in-house pastry chef, and a sommelier.
Colleen began a lifelong love affair with coffee from the tender age of 13, when she had her first latte and it forever changed the trajectory of her life. A lover of people, community and coffee, Colleen has worked hard to create beautiful spaces in Annapolis where people can find those things which fill the soul. Colleen and her husband were both AACPS teachers and needed a side hustle to support living in Annapolis and starting a family. Having always loved coffee + community, they were fortunate enough to start Brown Mustache Coffee in 2013, starting out in Farmers Markets, and then opened our storefront within Old Fox Books in 2016. Eventually, Colleen left her teaching job in 2016 after having our 2nd son and worked at Brown Mustache full-time. Next, Joel was able to leave his career in education to start up Curate in 2019. We didn’t open until 2021 because of the pandemic, but we fought hard through those 18 months to make the dream of Curate a reality! We opened Curate in March of 2021 and then we had our 4th son in May 2021. Wild.
Running the day to day operations of both businesses, as well as being a Momma to her 4 young sons, Colleen can usually be found at either Curate, Brown Mustache, or working from The Fount. When she isn’t working, Colleen loves to run, be outside, read and be with the people she loves. Most usually, with a cup of coffee in her hands.
Curate Annapolis
141 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 907- 0968
Coffee | Wine | Kitchen™
@curateannapolis
Brown Mustache Coffee
35 Maryland Avenue
Annapolis, Md 21401
(410) 216-4574
Ridiculously Good Coffee™
@brownmustachecoffee