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

Chimichurri Chik’n

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I know we’re well into January, but I am still posting food from Christmas dinner! The week before Christmas, the teens at SEEDS and I made a faux meat dish (which elicited a round of “wait, wait, wait, this is not chicken!!!???”). In thinking about a protein for Christmas, I 
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Red Oak Leaf Salad

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Admittedly, when I first went to the farmers’ market to get lettuce, I was searching for peppery arugula. But when I saw this red oak leaf lettuce, I couldn’t resist. The “greens” (actually the leaves are green and brick red) are satiny and soft, and the taste is delicate and 
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Roasted Carrots with Cayenne-Apricot Glaze

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The first time that I ever heard the term ‘locavore’ was when the Boulder Locavore commented on comowater. I loved the term, and loved the concept behind the term even more–eat what’s in season and when you can, get it locally. Being a locavore was my inspiration for this dish. 
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Pear Crostata With Orange-Vanilla Crust

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First of all, let me just say, “WOW!!!!!!”  Thank you so much to everyone in the foodie food buzz world for all of your positive feedback and encouragement and enthusiasm for the new comowater.databaseindays.com! I posted on Chef Dennis’ site that “I am, because we are” and I realize that 
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