About: Tiffany Griffin

Tiffany M. Griffin is the woman behind Como Water, Washington DC’s premiere veg-centric cuisine consulting company. Through cooking classes, demonstrations, catering, and consultations, Como Water gives people the opportunity to learn how to prepare veg-centric cuisine that boasts maximum flavor, with minimal effort. Tiffany is quickly becoming a go-to expert on the future of veg-centric cuisine, and is a regular contributor to Como Water, the blog, as well as to vegetarian and vegan sites across the Internet. For over a decade, this self-taught, entrepreneurial expert has developed a set of tried and true techniques for making simple, delicious, and sometimes decadent veg-centric dishes. Featured on the Steve Harvey Show and other leading media outlets, Tiffany was born and raised in Springfield, MA. She then earned Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Communications from Boston College and a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Michigan. She now resides in Washington DC, where she has worked in the US Senate and at a federal agency on issues around health, food, nutrition, and international food aid/development, and of course, as the owner of Como Water. Tiffany gets culinary inspiration from the food she grew up eating, and from her travels throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, Western Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. She is dedicated to sharing her wealth of knowledge on veg-centric cuisine with others and to help others live by her mantra—love life, live long, and eat veg-centric cuisine!

Recent Posts by Tiffany Griffin

Lime Coconut Cookies

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No, I don’t want to talk about the earthquake. And no, I do not want to talk about the hurricane. I want to talk about my epiphany (selfish, I know…). But first, a confession–I’m not adjusting to DC as well as I thought I would. I know this is natural. 
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Cucumber Slaw

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When I originally planned this post, I had every intention to ramble on and on about how much I love rice vinegar. It’s so good, I thought. I could drink it like juice, I told myself. But today, just before 2pm, as I walked through Georgetown, things began to rumble. 
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