Stockholm, december 1955. Restaurant DK goes amazing and everything should be alright, but the Löwander family is divided. After a traumatical occurrance the matriarch Helga makes a new attempt to unite the family. Will Gustaf take the extended hand? Peter's wife Ester tries to increase dissatisfaction between the siblings Peter and Nina. Nina gives Calle an anticipated christmas gift, and Maggan gets an unwelcomed visit from the past...

Helga, Peter and Nina tries to convince Gustaf to not sell his part of DK to Henriette Winter. Gustaf reflects of investing all of his assets on Oscarshof - but can he trust his partner? Nina has had several of miscarriages and both she and Calle worries for it to happen again. Chef Backe tries a hearing aid, but is it enough to get back the hold of the kitchen staff? The Italian youth Angelo starts in the washing up and gets to work hard.

1956, Henriette Winter is the new copartner of DK. Peter and Ester are working on solutions to get rid of her. Gustaf takes up the fight against DK with his new restaurant Oscarshof. Nina and Calle are searching for the right moment to tell Helga she is going to be a grandmother. Chef Backe are getting more and more paranoid, which goes out beyond Calle. Angelo is in the claws of Ragnarsson, but gets help from Maggan.

After the catastrophe with Oscarshof, Gustaf is disappeared without a trace. Has he killed himself? Henriette Winter has decided to sell her part in DK, and a battle between Peter and Nina breaks out, as regards to who of the two that will buy it. Helga is forced to choose side in the conflict between Stickan and Calle. Grudgingly, Bellan gives Angelo the opportunity to work in the dining room instead of in the washing up - will he manage to show Bellan that he can make it?

1957, Peter and Ester tries to maneuver Nina out of DK Club, but a person from the past shows up and upends Peter's life. Nina's daughter Christina wants to move up to Stockholm and live with her mother, but will her father approve? Calle is chef at DK since a year back. It hasn't really been as he thought. Gustaf works at DK again, and the question is if it is Gustaf that is Bellan's boss or the other way around. Maggan gets an offer that can lead up to big changes for her and Uno.

Calle and Nina pushes through an Italian food week at DK. Gustaf and Bellan squabbles about instructing Angelo the nobility of the serverland. Peter is seeing the love of his life Suzanne behind Ester's back - but Ester starts to suspect that he is hiding something. Maggan gets an invite for dinner at the couple Gahn, and is afraid that she will make a fool of herself.

Peter stands in front of a decisive choice: will he leave his family and the restaurant to live together with the love of his life Suzanne? Angelo resigns from the restaurant, but doesn't want to tell why. Gustaf is seeking treatment for his sexual impulsions. Calle gets an opportunity to make a TV program about food, and Nina encourages him to accept. Calle himself is sceptical. Maggan quits to become Mayor secretary for Britt Gahn.

Helga has suffered from a stroke and her children fears the worst. Peter and Ester starts to plan how the future for the restaurant will be if Helga passes away, but unforseen events puts their plan at an end. The Social Democrats awaits the election results at DK while Nina's daughter Christina is visiting. Nina is stressed and takes it out on Calle, who seeks comfort from an unexpected direction. Ragnarsson threatens Angelo's family and Angelo is taking drastic measures.

Peter and Ester have destroyed Helga's last will, that would have placed Nina in charge of DK. However, Nina doesn't give up that easy. Nina and Calle reconsiles, but Calle's conscience rankles: should he tell her about his cheating with Sonja? The police suspects Angelo for the murder of Ragnarsson. Stickan wants to cook the dinner for Helga's funeral, but either Calle or Ethel thinks that he can manage it. Britt has both good and bad news for Maggan. Gustaf sweats - will he testify for the assembly about his addiction and homosexuality?