On the other end is the personal butler assigned to me for a one-night stay at La Valencia Hotel. This whole manservant arrangement is prevalent here in La Jolla. I m initially hesitant to commit to the concept. So here I am, calling my butler, requesting loaner dress shoes.
Desperate times breed unbounded elitism.
Butler Adam Kerr arrives 10 minutes later. He s got a brand-new pair of black Banana Republic shoes. At first, I thought I was going to be walking around barefoot for two hours, he says, when I demand to know how he procured fine footwear so quickly. But I asked the front-desk guy for shoes. I figured, they re behind a desk.