Jack Crawford's wife Bella is played by Gina Torres. When this episode was filmed she was married to Laurence Fishburne, the actor who plays Jack Crawford. The couple separated in 2016 with Fishburne filing for divorce in 2017.
The meal Hannibal is cooking at 31:57 is called, "Oeuf Redux." It's basically eggs oven cooked inside a pocket of bread or brioche with breakfast sausage links.
This episode was originally supposed to air in the USA on April 25, 2013, but it was pulled from the schedule on the recommendation of creator Bryan Fuller. An abbreviated multi-part version was posted to the NBC website. The full episode was later released through iTunes and appears on the home videos.
Molly Shannon's unnamed character is called 'Eva' in the script.