The life and times of a Cheesemonger. Selling Cheese in Switzerland, London, and the Netherlands. What is a Kaesenova? Käse is the German word for cheese, so Käsenova is a Cheese Lover. And that is me. After spending 15 years selling British Cheese in Switzerland, I spent a wonderful year at Paxton & Whitfield, the oldest cheese shop in the UK and then selling British Cheese in the world famous Borough Market. I'm now based in the Netherlands.