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

Cherry Vanilla Cookies

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So it looks like I’m officially on dessert duty for my monthly Brazilian and Latin music jam sessions. It all started when a close friend had a few folks over for her birthday. She told us to bring instruments, smiles, and positive energy. I brought two out of the three 
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Vegan Roasted Corn (and Pea) Chowder

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I came back from Thanksgiving expecting warm seventy degree air and sunshine. Sunshine, I got. Warm air, not so much. With half bags of peas and corn in my freezer, I decided to try a chowder. Toughest part of making a vegan chowder? Making a creamy base, with no cream. 
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Vegan Chili

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While I love holiday food just as much as the next, some times you just need to switch it up. Five other reasons to make this chili: 1. You’ve spent way too much money on Thanksgiving dinner and at Black Friday sales. (This chili is inexpensive). 2. Coupled with some 
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Vegan Brown Sugar Soy Nog Cake

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It’s not the sound of sleigh bells ringing or partridges in pear trees. Nor is it the vision of Black Friday sale signs or dradles or kujichagulia. For me, nothing sends the signal that the holidays are upon us like the first day I notice those slender, green containers of 
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