He returned to France in 1860 for a short time , where he arranged balls for the court of Napoleon III at the Tuileries Palace , but then came back to New York to work at what was then a fashionable location , Maison DorÃ e. In 1862 , Lorenzo Delmonico hired him for Delmonico 's Restaurant , and it was there that Ranhofer made his real fame , though others say that he made the fame of the restaurant as well . He returned to France in 1860 for a short time , where he arranged balls for the court of Napoleon III at the Tuileries Palace , but then came back to New York to work at what was then a fashionable location , Maison DorÃ e. In 1862 , Lorenzo Delmonico hired him for Delmonico 's , and it was there that Ranhofer made his real fame , though others say that he made the fame of the restaurant as well .