Do you like free ice cream? What about free grass-grazed, gourmet ice cream that's frequently named among the nation's best?

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, an Ohio-based ice cream company, will mark the opening of their first-ever Chicago scoop shop at 3404 N. Southport Ave. on Friday with an open-to-the-public preview party featuring gratis ice cream, hosted by none other than Jeni Britton Bauer, the James Beard Award-winning cookbook author who is the company's namesake.

The event will be held from 7-10 p.m. and the first 50 people at the preview party will also receive a poster commemorating the shop's opening.

The shop, which Bauer previously told Chicago magazine will have some special flavors including a whole-milk tamarind yogurt as a nod to Rick Bayless in addition to its regular favorites, will then open at 11 a.m. Saturday.