Texas Monthly’s Best Austin Burgers, Tom Colicchio at SXSW Eco, and More A.M. Intel

— Texas Monthly's big burger cover story includes a bunch of Austin picks, like cheeseburgers from Central Standard, Texas French Bread, and regular options from Chicon, Clark's Oyster Bar, Hopdoddy Burger Bar, and Second Bar + Kitchen.

— If only: barbecue-loving Justice Don Willett offered his pick if the country ever appointed a Pitmaster General of the country: Aaron Franklin.

— Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio will speak at this year's SXSW Eco in the fall.

— Dai Due's summer vacation is taking place from Monday, August 1 through Monday, August 8.

— In more burger news, Business Insider and Foursquare ranked Hopdoddy with the country’s best burger.

— More summer break news: Three Little Pigs is already on vacation, reopening on Thursday, July 28.

— Camille Styles spent some time on an al fresco date with Justine's Brasserie's executive chef Taylor Chambers and his wife Valerie Wolf.

— KVUE featured Valentina's Tex-Mex BBQ as one of the literal hottest jobs in Austin, and vegan ice cream shop Sweet Ritual, as the city's coldest.

— JuiceLand's bottles are now available at Tacodeli.

— There was a dog commercial filmed in Italic this week.