I used bar tape rather than grips, and set the bar up so the straights are lower than the curves. If you need more rise, you could always flip the bars over so the straights are higher than the curves (but then you won't be able to use the curves as comfortably)

Trek's LBS did a very cool thing, and put her brakes thru TT levers attached to the ends of the bars. (then you are braking from the straights rather than from the curves)