that's when he met servio. servio told him about some particularly old trees in the remote pieda de plata valley. he knew that from his forefathers. although illiterate, they were very knowledgeable about local vegetation. servio: my grandmother was not interested in a life in the kitchen. she was very tough. she loved working in the fields, always had her machete with her, she was very determined. reporter: and indeed, dna tests proved that a handful of the many thousands of trees were rare, original varieties. there is only 1% of such varieties left in ecuador. they produce very small amounts of high quality cacao. for decades, local people considered them worthless. but the fruit has become a luxurious treat. this is mindful chocolate consumption. jerry: give people a reason to kind of stop what they're doing. rather thahan just kind of poppg chocololate in their mouth and going on their way, to really kind of take in what they're doing and sit down and properly taste it the way you taste a special bottle of

d servio's neighbors are feeling festive, too. moneythamtheyarvest dthey say they are paid twice as much as elsewhere. too. there's real pride in this special product. and servio is no longer a crazy tree-hugger, he's a local hero. each box is clearly labeled for random quality testing. there are regular checks to make sure these are really pure cocoa beacal ith its extreme weather, heaain and warm temperatures, plays a key role in thway taste.servio: thca taste explosion in the mouth. it lasts for a long time, too. it's satisfying and you just want to keep eatin forev. : in ecuador's capital quito, the beans are then transfsformed into chococolate r the e careful eye e of the gros third member, austrian carl schweizer. all of servio and jerry's hard work is now in his hands. carl: if you get the timing wrg, yon end up burning ththe cocoa and you can't me from them. reporter: carl came to ecuador after finishing school, to volunteer with street kids. now he cho meslate, spial chocolate to be coed slowly and with pleasure. carl: in

that's the restaurant which refused servio white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders last friday. huckabee sanders caused a stir when she tweeted about the eatery. the virginia red hen asked her to leave due to her affiliation with the trump administration. the owner of the bay area red hen says the last few days have been hectic. >> i was amazed by all of the negativity that people came up with. i couldn't believe it. >> unfortunately there has been a noticeable dip in his business since that tweet. but he is confident that his business will bounce back as the story fades >>> nbc news broke this story today that huckabee sanders will now receive secret service protection beginning tomorrow. this stems from her restaurant ejection. >>> well, it is the highest asking price for a home in that city's history. coming up, the new record just set for a peninsula mansion. >>> and headed into an active volcano. how silicon valley robotsld help save lives in hawaii. >>> and plan on a bit of a cooler day tomorrow. around san jose, highs in the 70s and the day could begin with some drizzle