MEDORA, N.D. (KFYR) – North Dakota\u2019s most famous cowboy town is getting a taste of Paris.<\/p>\n
The L\u2019Amour Bistro is now serving French cuisine in what used to be Cowboy Cafe.<\/p>\n
For more than four decades, the Cowboy Cafe served traditional diner food for breakfast and lunch. Now, it\u2019s got a new name, new hours and a brand-new menu too.<\/p>\n
Vickie Willprecht and her friends are enjoying a little French cuisine in North Dakota\u2019s wild west.<\/p>\n
Willprecht has been here before, but this is her first visit to the new L\u2019Amour Bistro.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were here when it was the Cowboy Cafe. But now it\u2019s a bistro, and we\u2019re loving it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Shannon Halverson bought the Cowboy Cafe in January, fulfilling her longtime dream to own a business in Medora.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always loved Medora,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s something magical about Medora.\u201d<\/p>\n
She hopes customers find that same magic in her newly transformed restaurant. Halverson changed the name, the look and the menu too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe changed the menu to have a healthier, cleaner label,\u201d said Halverson. \u201cA lot of people come in and appreciate that. Some people don\u2019t, and it does not hurt our feelings. If you want a burger, we can tell you where to get the best burger in town, and we\u2019re happy to send you off that way.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s still a handful of people that are surprised. I think it was a mainstay for a reason. And there certainly were a lot of habitual visitors,\u201d added Head Chef Eric Baxter.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople really, really loved the Cowboy Cafe, and we know that,\u201d said Halverson. \u201cWe just wanted to transform into something different. We\u2019re trying to create our own footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a footprint that she hopes ties this little restaurant to a piece of Medora\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
\u201cL\u2019Amour means love in French, and because of the love story between the Marquise de Mores and Medora,\u201d said Halverson.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a love story Halverson can\u2019t get enough of, and judging by the crowd, others might just feel the same way.<\/p>\n
Halverson said one of the biggest questions customers have asked is what happened to all the old cowboy photos that used to hang on the walls of the Cowboy Cafe. She donated all 150-plus to the Billings County Museum.<\/p>\n
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