and i m like here i am from west virginia, 18, i m like, what? and he goes, he s gay. it s like oh, ok, well i can accept that then. so reporter: and that very day sylvia and steven began a warm, lifelong friendship. many afternoons spent lingering at this coffee shop. and many memorable evenings. what were those dinners like? oh, steven s an amazing cook. if you were patient, he was good. he was a phenomenal cook. but you had to be geared to eating at, like, 10:30 or 11:00 because he was the type of person that if he would talk to you, you would have his undivided attention. so by the time we would eat it s, like, everybody s drunk. reporter: and then somewhere in the middle of the 90s, the radio business seemed to tire of steven s huge deep voice and happy style. he got a job in the winery business for a while. then went home to care for his ailing father in southern california. and in 2003 when his father died oh, he was devastated.
so reporter: and that very day r sylvia and steven began a warm, lifelong friendship. many afternoons spent lingering at this coffee shop.er and many memorable evenings. what were those dinners like? oh, steven s an amazing cook. if you were patient, he was good. he was a phenomenal cook. but you had to be geared to eating at, like, 10:30 or 11:00o because he was the type of person that if he would talk to you, you would have his undivided attention.rs so by the time we would eat it s, like, everybody s drunk. reporter: and then somewhere in the middle of the 90s, the radio business seemed to tire of steven s huge deep voice and to happy style. he got a job in the winery business for a while. then went home to care for his ailing father in southern california.n and in 2003 when his father died oh, he was devastated. reporter: and then, in the depths of his despair, a window opened to a whole new set of possibilities.
many afternoons spent lingering at this coffee shop. and many memorable evenings. what were those dinners like? oh, steven s an amazing cook. if you were patient, he was good. he was a phenomenal cook. but you had to be geared to eating at, like, 10:30 or 11:00 because he was the type of person that if he would talk to you, you would have his undivided attention. so by the time we would eat it s, like, everybody s drunk. reporter: and then somewhere in the middle of the 90s, the radio business seemed to tire of steven s huge deep voice and happy style. he got a job in the winery business for a while. then went home to care for his ailing father in southern california. and in 2003 when his father died oh, he was devastated. reporter: and then, in the depths of his despair, a window opened to a whole new set of possibilities. steven made a new friend who had just bought a yacht, planned to sail it around the world.
and i m like here i am from west virginia, 18, i m like, what? and he goes, he s gay. it s like oh, ok, well i can accept that then. so reporter: and that very day sylvia and steven began a warm, lifelong friendship. many afternoons spent lingering at this coffee shop. and many memorable evenings. what were those dinners like? oh, steven s an amazing cook. if you were patient, he was good. he was a phenomenal cook. but you had to be geared to eating at, like, 10:30 or 11:00 because he was the type of person that if he would talk to you, you would have his undivided attention. so by the time we would eat it s, like, everybody s drunk. reporter: and then somewhere in the middle of the 90s, the radio business seemed to tire of steven s huge deep voice and happy style. he got a job in the winery business for a while. then went home to care for his ailing father in southern california. and in 2003 when his father died
at this coffee shop. and many memorable evenings. what were those dinners like? oh, steven s an amazing cook. if you were patient, he was good. he was a phenomenal cook. but you had to be geared to eating at, like, 10:30 or 11:00 because he was the type of person that if he would talk to you, you would have his undivided attention. so by the time we would eat it s, like, everybody s drunk. reporter: and then somewhere in the middle of the 90s, the radio business seemed to tire of steven s huge deep voice and happy style. he got a job in the winery business for a while. then went home to care for his ailing father in southern california. and in 2003 when his father died oh, he was devastated. reporter: and then, in the depths of his despair, a window opened to a whole new set of possibilities. steven made a new friend who had just bought a yacht, planned to sail it around the world. would steven like to go along, be the chef?