Restaurant news roundup: Ramen, boba tea and more

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. Follow us on popular podcast services to never miss an episode.   Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | StitcherLouisville is a foodie town — and several new restaurants will bring different cuisines to the area.Harvey’s Cheese, a shop formerly in Logan Street Market, has now changed course to offer food beyond cheese: Australian. Now just named Harvey’s, the restaurant will reopen in March at 2011 Frankfort Ave. in the former ramen restaurant Mirin, which closed in December 2019. Reporter Michael L. Jones tells us that the owner is from Sydney, Australia, and opening such a restaurant has been his longtime dream.In other restaurant news, a Louisville popup is opening its first brick-and-mortar location. Renshoku Ramen owners plan to open a restaurant in Old Louisville this spring. It will focus on dinner and then expand to include lunch grab-and-go options.Renshoku started as a popup in 2019 and served locations including the Merryweather and the Asia Institute – Crane House in Old Louisville, which celebrates Asian culture.Beyond restaurants, we also discuss the One Park North project. The site, which is the former Jim Porter’s on Lexington Road, is comprised of two mixed-use buildings which are 10 and 17 stories.Recently, the rezoning of the area was approved by Metro Council.We discuss all this and more on Access Louisville. Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It’s co-hosted by David A. Mann and Laurel Deppen. Our guests this week are Eleanor Tolbert and Jones.It's available on popular podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, which are linked above. You also can listen to the show in the player above.