Poncelet Cheese Bar, Madrid (Brad A. Johnson)

I’m excited to announce that I’ve started a new food and travel column at Food Republic. First up: Where to Eat Right Now in Madrid. After the high-profile shuttering of El Bulli, and with some of Barcelona’s top chefs recently decamping for Madrid, the capital city has suddenly become Spain’s new culinary epicenter. Here are the 10 restaurants you should eat at right now. (Plus, here’s a bonus photo gallery.)