Zoé bribes Magnolia with Taylor Swift tickets in exchange for Wade's basket. In reality, Jaime King, who plays Lemon is close friends with Taylor; Taylor is even godmother to one of her children.
This episode's plot includes a basket auction for charity during which romantic hijinks ensue. This is also the plot of season 2, episode 13 of Gilmore Girls, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket." The towns of Bluebell and Stars Hollow were filmed on the same backlot.