With its jazz credentials and love of a great party, NOLA is a city  that embraces the night — but our writers love it during  the daylight hours, too.

With the tinkling of piano keys floating on the air like the aromas of their hearty cuisine, a trip to Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans stimulates the senses

"You need to be at our place around 7am," said my friend Emily. "Six-thirty if you want a breakfast cocktail. Six if you want bacon and pancakes."