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Mixologist recalls too many friends land jail in Cairo
Joe Scialom, famed Shepheard's bartender, recalls exile from Egypt after being jailed by Gamal Abdel Nasser for having too wide a circle of friends. He later ran Cairo hotels’ beverage programs and created the drink The Suffering Bar Steward before leaving for New York.
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