Chris Payne Gilbert, who plays Gordon from House and Garden and "love interest" to Anthony was also the gorgeous young hunk that Stanford meets in the S & M club in Season 2 Ep 12.
The first and last scenes of this episode feature a snow globe that highlights the Twin Towers. This episode is one of the first to air after the 9/11 attacks.
An extra over Carrie's shoulder while she is having brunch with Oliver is the same woman she makes eye contact with at Starbucks where she escapes to after her big fight with Aidan in "The Good Fight"
The title is based upon a quote from William Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice" (Act II, Scene VII): "All that glisters is not gold."