Humans of Chez Yasmine
"Only five percent say no. Half of those people say it’s because they have no makeup on or it’s a bad hair day. I mean, I think they look beautiful, but no picture. Maybe they come back another day...,” Jihed Chemini laughs over an afternoon dessert of salted caramel cake at Pod restaurant. Most students know Jihed as the debonair, aviator–wearing owner of Chez Yasmine food truck at 37th and Spruce streets—many would call him a campus celebrity. Jihed’s growing popularity in the last year can be attributed to something more than his delicious French–Tunisian–Swedish cuisine: a booming social media presence. So whether you have or have not tried the tartine and couscous, you probably know someone who was photographed grabbing lunch on the way to Van Pelt.