Jeni Britton Bauer is an ice cream maker, entrepreneur and author. She is a pioneer of the artisan ice cream movement. Jeni opened her first ice cream shop, Scream, in 1996. In 2002 she founded Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. Bauer has approximately 50 "Scoop Shop" locations around the country. Her first cookbook, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home, won a James Beard Award in 2012.

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