Sweden's Masterchef turns ten years old and it is celebrated with the Masterchef contest of the decade. Blood, lard and tears await when eight former Masterchef winners return to once again rattle the pots and decide who is the best of the best.
Alongside the story of forbidden love and sibling rivalry, Vår tid är nu tells the story of the change in Swedish society between 1945 and 1971. The actors meet people who inspired the series. Charlie Gustafsson meets restaurateur Leif Mannerström who knew Tore Wretman, who inspired the kitchen boy Calle. Hedda Stiernstedt delves into the life of a housewife in the 1940s and 1950s with author Kristina Sandberg and researcher Yvonne Hirdman. Josefin Neldén meets Ulrika Knutson.
Leif Reinhold Mannerström, (born 17 March 1940 in Stockholm) is a Swedish restaurateur. Between 1994 and 2010 he ran the restaurant Sjömagasinet in Gothenburg, he has been the judge of the cooking shows "Sveriges mästerkock" and "Sveriges yngsta mästerkock" that are broadcast on TV4. Mannerström has run several restaurants like Golfrestaurangen in Hovås, Johanna and Kometen in Gothenburg, Aquarella at the Canary Islands, Belle Avenue in Gothenburg, Mannerström & Jansson and Steak.