She continues to write “Lunch with Lydia" for the Herald, a column that has been a fixture for 17 years. Her writing has also appeared in books such as Presenting Celia Cruz (Clarkson Potter), and Louis Vuitton Miami City Guide; literary journals such as Fifth Wednesday Journal; and magazines such as Billboard, Esquire, InStyle, Oprah, Latina (for which she also served as a contributing editor), Marie Claire, Hispanic and Out. She has an M.F.A. in creative writing from Bennington College.