A Taste of the Heights

"Jacinda: And speaking of cool, tonight's the night... Taste of the Heights is happening. Lucy: A food fair in an abandoned skate park? Oh, that's so cool!"

"A Taste of the Heights" is the twelfth episode of Season Seven of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by David H. Goodman & Brigitte Hales, and directed by Nina Lopez-Corrado. It is the one hundred and forty-fifth episode of the series overall, and premiered on March 9, 2018.

Synopsis
On the day of Tiana's coronation, a confrontation with Dr. Facilier compels her to take a trip through the Bayou, where a surprising encounter changes her life and the hunt for an alligator takes a dark turn. In Hyperion Heights, Sabine reconnects with an old friend whose plans could jeopardize her culinary dreams. Meanwhile, Rogers and Weaver investigate a Blind Witch, leading them to a shocking discovery about the Coven.

Starring

 * Lana Parrilla as Regina Mills/Roni
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook (Wish Realm)/Rogers
 * Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
 * Dania Ramirez as Cinderella/Jacinda Vidrio
 * Alison Fernandez as Lucy
 * Mekia Cox as Tiana/Sabine
 * Robert Carlyle as Weaver

Guest Starring

 * Daniel Francis as Dr. Facilier/Mr. Samdi
 * Robin Givens as Eudora
 * Rebecca Mader as Kelly
 * Jeff Pierre as Hunter/Naveen/Drew

Co-Starring

 * Bruce Blain as Desk Sergeant
 * Nevin Burkholder as Villager
 * Chilton Crane as Hilda
 * Trevor Roberts as Remy

Uncredited

 * Unknown baby as Lucy

Trivia

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Title

 * The title card features the Rollin' Bayou.
 * The title of this episode was revealed by Adam Horowitz via his Twitter account on November 1, 2017.

Production Notes

 * A sequence involving Colin O'Donoghue, Robert Carlyle and Rose Reynolds was cut from the episode, as was a sequence with Adelaide Kane.


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Event Chronology

 * The Seattle events take place the week after "Secret Garden".
 * The New Enchanted Forest flashbacks take place during the eight-year time jump of "The Eighth Witch", after the first flashback scene of the episode and before "Secret Garden".

Episode Connections

 * Tiana previously met Dr. Facilier in "Greenbacks".
 * Sabine and Jacinda bought a food truck in "Greenbacks".
 * Victoria Belfrey was killed in "Secret Garden".
 * Doctor Sage was murdered in "Secret Garden".


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Disney

 * This episode introduces Prince Naveen from The Princess and the Frog.

Fairytales and Folklore

 * This episode features Cinderella from the Cinderella fairytale and Captain Hook from the Peter Pan story

Popular Culture

 * Henry's podcast H-Town is a reference to S-Town, a popular investigative journalism podcast hosted by Brian Reed.


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Props Notes

 * Among the reporters listed in the newspaper that Sabine holds are Leung, a reference to Heipo C.H. Leung, an art department coordinator on Season Seven, and M. Lane, a reference to set decorator Mark Lane. Also mentioned is an R. McKinley, although the only McKinley working on the show is Shaun McKinley, a production coordinator on Season Seven. A man suspected of setting a storefront on fire is called M. Stope, a reference to art director Mark Stope.
 * According to Henry's website, the people who reviewed his podcast are:
 * Jerome S., a reference to Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland writer Jerome Schwartz
 * Piper Lou
 * Dana H., a reference to Once Upon a Time writer Dana Horgan
 * David G., a reference to Once Upon a Time executive producer and writer David H. Goodman
 * An excerpt from the Grimm fairytale "The Pink" can be seen on the back of the storybook page that Lucy finds.

Set Dressing

 * The painting Lee Priory, Kent (1785) by the Irish engraver John Dixon is hanging on the wall in Tiana's Palace. It depicts the Lee Priory, a lost British country house in Littlebourne, Kent, which was demolished in 1953.

Costume Notes

 * The dress Regina is wearing during Tiana's coronation is the same dress worn by her Enchanted Forest counterpart in the Season One episode "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree".
 * The necklace Dr. Facilier retrieves from the bayou is worn by the Evil Queen in the Season One episodes "Pilot", "The Thing You Love Most", "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" and "Hat Trick". The necklace has also been worn by her serum counterpart in the Season Six episode "A Bitter Draught" and by her Storybrooke counterpart in the Season Six episode "Wish You Were Here".


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Filming Locations

 * The Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Westminster doubles as the Hyperion Heights Cemetery for this episode.
 * The Paramount Gentlemen's Club, a strip club in New Westminster, doubles as The Hyperion, the building that Henry walks by during his podcast voiceover early in the episode.
 * 615 Clarkson Street in New Westminster doubles as the backyard where the Rollin' Bayou is parked early in the episode.
 * The Leeside Tunnel skate park in Vancouver doubles as the abandoned skate park where the Hyperion Heights food fair takes place.
 * The Black Rook Bakehouse in Vancouver doubles as the exterior and interior of Hilda's bakery.
 * A deleted scene with Alice was filmed in Vancouver's Stanley Park.