The title refers to the portrait "Eloise" at the Plaza Hotel. Carmela and Meadow sit in front of this painting.
Paulie, in an effort to calm her down, mentions to Minn Matrone that he would like to take her and his mother to Pals Cabin for lunch. Pals Cabin was a famous Jersey restaurant. Opened in West Orange, New Jersey in 1932 the chalet style restaurant was known for its famous hamburgers among other things. The restaurant unfortunately closed in 2013 and was torn down shortly thereafter.
A character named Uncle Zio appears in one scene. "Zio" is actually Italian for "uncle."
AJ continues his pattern of unwitting indiscretions. In season 1 he revealed to Livia that Tony was seeing a psychiatrist. In this episode, he tips off Meadow about Carmela's interest in Furio.
The song played over the ending credits is a live version of "Little Bird" by Annie Lennox.