But as the daughter of a Puerto Rico-born father, she also knows the real thing when it comes to Puerto Rican cooking (she also spent a few years on the island learning the craft).
Burns though made a dubious start, being knocked to the canvas in the first round by a firm right hand from Martinez, the Puerto Rican's first real punch in anger.
He found his calling, though, by teaming up with Salvador Rodriguez and pairing U.S. banks and real estate investment trusts with Puerto Rican construction outfits just as a housing boom was getting under way.