Kilien Stengel (born 1972 in Nevers) is a French gastronomic author, restaurateur, and cookbook writer.

He has worked at Gidleigh Park, Nikko Hotels, Georges V Hotel in Paris, and in a number of Relais & Châteaux restaurants (including Marc Meneau and Jacques Lameloise).

[1] Stengel works at the European Institute for the History and Culture of Food at François Rabelais University.

Usually, he work for Ministère de l'Éducation nationale teacher competition, Meilleur Ouvrier de France award, and Masterchef France.

In 2015 his PhD (Doctorat de 3e cycle) in information science was supervised by J-J.