This is the initial episode in which Jamey Sheridan displays an eye patch. As Goren is looking at it, he asks if it helps with the Bells Palsy. In fact, according to internet research, Mr. Sheridan himself was beginning to experience Bells Palsy symptoms, and it is addressed in the episode.
Heather Alicia Simms (Rosella) also played the role of Paulette Leger in Episode 6.2, Tru Love (2006).
In the final scene Goren reveals himself to be a reader of The New York Times, although he's really using it as a prop.