Accomplishments
~2022 James Beard Foundation Award Semi-Finalist, Best Chef: Mountain Region
~Voted Best Indian Food 2022, 2024, and 2025 in Distinctly Montana's-Best of Montana
~Voted Best Ethnic Food, 2023 and 2025 in The Electric's-Great Falls Greats
Indian-African Roots, Award-Winning Chef Story
My entire life, I have been immersed in Indian and African Culture. My great grandparents were born in India and they moved to Tanzania. That is where I was born. Even though I was born in Africa, my lineage is from the Gujarat region of India.
My name, Saibeen (pronounced Sigh-Bean), comes from Indian roots and means "Our Lady".
Owner of Saibeen’s Kitchen a semifinalist
Saibeen was a semi-finalist in the 2022 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef (Mountain Region)
