The entertainer shares over eighty Italian recipes from four generations of his family, including lasagna with sausage and cheese, shrimp scampi, and osso buco, along with recipes from such friends as Dolores Hope and Annette Funicello.

Bob Holcomb will do anything to stop his daughter JoJo from tying the knot with her lazy boyfriend, even move her all the way to Sweden. But once they are safely out of the country, JoJo falls for a sly Swedish playboy. Content with a new love of his own and faced with the prospect of more heartbreak for JoJo, Bob makes secret plans for another international trip that should make everyone happy.