Odd Duck's Brunch is Coming Soon; Watch Pleasant Storage Room Make Cocktails; Patio Eating and Drinking

BRUNCH WIRE — It's really going to happen -- Odd Duck's brunch is coming soon. As the Austin Food & Wine Alliance says, "Dreams do come true." [Eaterwire]

RUM WIRE — Here's the first installment of Pleasant Storage Room's Summer of Rum video series. Watch barman Alfonso Hernandez make a Hotel Nacional Special, which will be featured at the bar's happy hour this week. [Pleasant Storage Room]

PATIO WIRE — This weekend promises to be a stunner. Check out Eater's guides to 38 great restaurant and bar patios, not to mention the latest patio heatmap. [EATX]
[Photo: Patrick Michels/EATX]