Editor's Note: Today's Eatup spotlight lands on sunny Sacramento. Not only does the city boast some amazing foods, it also has long been a super well-foodspotted area, thanks to the great community we have there. Special credit goes to Foodspotters Best Friends For Frosting and Ms Munchie for both hosting our July Eatups in Sac-town and collaborating on today's post. Look out for the next Sacramento Eatup, scheduled for August 29 at Red Rabbit.

Best Friends For Frosting x Foodspotting Summer Eat Up at GOOD: street food + design market.

July kicked off with the first ever Foodspotting Summer Eat Up at GOOD: street food + design market. The event drew a crowd of Sacramento food enthusiasts chowing down on delicious dishes from local food trucks, while surrounded by great design from the market vendors. Sacramento based online magazine Best Friends For Frosting hosted this one-of-a-kind Eatup. Watch the amazing wrap up video to see more.

Soon after, Foodspotter Catherine Enfield of Munchie Musings, hosted yet another Foodspotting Eatup at The Eatery in West Sacramento. The lucky Foodspotters who attended had no idea they were about to be treated so well! Chef Jess Milbourn had decided to test new menu items and served five well received dishes, including Peanut Butter Habanero Wings, a Slow Smoked BBQ Pork Shoulder, and a Harissa Bacon Caramel Corn.

Even with those five dishes some chose to also enjoy the Happy Hour menu that was extended for the group. The most popular choice was the Chicago Dogs, small housemade chicken sausage with red wine ketchup, pineapple BBQ sauce, and peach mustard. The Eatery is also well known for the Disco Fries Ryan - fries with bacon, melted cheddar, chicken gravy and fried eggs.

Many of the attendees were already fans and regulars to The Eatery. They knew of the Secret Menu items that the Chef had created for them in the past. One item is the Dessert Burger made with flourless chocolate cake buns, peanut butter pudding burger, sliced strawberries as garnish, and a side of bread pudding fries with strawberry ketchup.

The most fun came when we invented a new dessert item. Taking a cue from the Disco Fries Ryan, we conceptually created Dessert Disco Fries. Next thing we knew, they magically appeared after Chef Jess added chopped strawberries, chocolate chips, caramel sauce, and ice cream to the bread pudding fries. Huge thanks to the generosity of Chef Jess and The Eatery crew.

Video created by Unseen Heroes. The Eatery's Harissa Bacon Caramel Corn spotted by Catherine/Ms Munchie and Dessert Burger spotted by Rodney/BurgerJunkie.

Providence, Rhode Island is a red-hot culinary destination, named the No. 2 Food City in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure readers. Find out what all the fuss is about during Providence Restaurant Weeks, July 8-21. We're teaming up with Go Providence to reward you for spotting your meal at restaurant weeks!

Simply dine at any participating Providence Restaurant Weeks location from July 8th through 21st, spot your meal and you will be entered for the chance to win one of the five $50 restaurant gift certificate prizes. See the full list of restaurants and each of the menus here.

Team Foodspotting adores interactive meals where we get to be super hands on with making our own meal. We've had many great Foodspotting team dinners together in such a fashion.

Starting today, we're excited to help The Melting Pot, our first national restaurant partner, kick off The Fondue Effect.

The Melting Pot wants to thank foodspotters for spotting their fondue at any The Melting Pot location in the U.S. and Canada by giving away a $100 Melting Pot gift card every week. It's simple, just spot your fondue at The Melting Pot and you'll be entered to win.

You have plenty of chances to win - the promotion ends on September 25, 2012! For more details, see the official rules.

The Melting Pot fondue spotted by Jane in Austin, Texas.

You may already know that we think food and travel go pretty well together, which is why we're thrilled Contiki Vacations has joined Foodspotting to share their recommendations around the globe.

Contiki hosts tours for young travelers around the world, and offers experiences filled with sightseeing and culture in over 40 countries. We're definitely keeping an eye on more dishes recommended by this well-traveled bunch.

Follow Contiki's guides here, which will continue to expand.

Team Foodspotting positively adores brunch and the opportunity to lounge in the sun on a weekend. For that very reason, it tickles us to announce our first ever Foodspotting Month is all about brunch.

Our friends at CHAYA Brasserie in San Francisco loves the Foodspotting community and wants to invite you to spend brunch with them. For the month of June, CHAYA Brasserie is celebrating its newly launched brunch menu by hosting a Foodspotting Month. They want to thank you for spotting your favourite brunch dish. Simply stop in at CHAYA's Sunday brunches, eat delicious foods, spot the dishes you liked most and instantly get 20% off your meal.

The Foodspotting team is also hosting a special brunch eatup at CHAYA on Sunday, June 3, to kick off the Foodspotting Month. CHAYA is treating us to an incredible brunch spread, including mimosas, pastries, their new brunch dishes and a brunch dessert. Who knows, if we're lucky, we might get to eat their life-changing Warm Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding.

Join us - space is limited so please RSVP here: http://chayafoodspotting.eventbrite.com.

It's about that time again when Foodspotting teams up with one of our awesome partners to give away a trip to an equally awesome destination. This time, we're working with Blackberry Farm in Tennessee and Travel + Leisure to give you the chance to win a weekend stay at the incredible Blackberry Farm. Travel + Leisure just revealed that readers rated this resort No. 1 for Service in the U.S and Canada, and Top Chef judge Gail Simmons recently deemed Blackberry Farm one of her most favourite hotels.

Beyond the excellent service and breath-taking location, what's captivating about Blackberry Farm is its attention to good food. It features a rotation of cooking school events featuring world-class chefs and Master Gardeners that oversee the Garden, cultivating collections of heirloom seeds. The prize will include two nights' accommodation at Blackberry Farm resort in Tennessee, all meals while there and travel to the resort.

All you have to do is go out there and spot as many Southern styled foods as you can from now through June 30, 2012. Here's a hint: below are the dishes that will make you eligible - you also have to be over 18 and a legal resident of the U.S. Never heard of some of these dishes? Even better - it can be just the perfect excuse to go try them!
- Barbecue
- Bourbon
- Chicken and Dumplings
- Chitlins
- Chow-Chow
- Collard Greens
- Cornbread
- Country Ham
- Fried Catfish
- Fried Chicken
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Grits
- Gumbo
- Hominy
- Hoppin John
- Mint Juleps
- Moonshine
- Okra
- Pimento Cheese
- Ramps and Eggs
- Red Beans and Rice
- Shrimp and Grits
- Spoonbread
- Succotash
- Sweet Potatoes
- Sweet Tea

See official rules here.

We all know that Foodspotting boasts some pretty darn professional food photos. We feel so confident about this fact that we've teamed up with ViewBug, a top online photography community, to host a photo contest.

ViewBug is looking for your best foodspotting. Hop over to Viewbug to submit your image for a chance to win bragging rights and some cool prizes. The contest will be judged by Alexa, our CEO and Co-Founder; and Rebecca Karamehmedovic, former Associate Photo Editor for many magazines and websites including Parenting and InStyle magazines. Submit away and show them what good food photos are made of!

Photo by Adam in Sydney

Seattle Restaurant Week begins on April 8th through 19th. Of course, Foodspotting is here with a contest for all you Restaurant Week goers.

Simply spot any dish at the 150+ local restaurants for the chance to win one of four $50 gift cards to a participating Restaurant Week restaurant. For a full list of locations, visit the Seattle Restaurant Week website. The restaurants are all serving up three-course dinners for $28 - and many of them are offering three-course lunch for $15.

Remember the more you spot, the more chances you have to win! Go get 'em. Detailed rules here.