▁reci pe ▁book , ▁also ▁called ▁N ig ella ▁B ites , ▁for ▁which ▁Water stone ' s ▁book ▁stores ▁reported ▁UK ▁sales ▁of ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁book ▁won ▁the ▁WH ▁Smith ▁L ifest yle ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award . ▁ ▁The ▁N ig ella ▁B ites ▁series , ▁which ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁west ▁London , ▁was ▁later ▁broadcast ▁on ▁American ▁television ▁channels ▁E ! ▁and ▁Style ▁Network . ▁Law son ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁release , ▁" In ▁the ▁UK , ▁my ▁view ers ▁have ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁I ' m ▁trying ▁to ▁reduce , ▁not ▁add ▁to , ▁their ▁bur den ▁and ▁I ' m ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁making ▁that ▁connection ▁with ▁Style ▁view ers ▁across ▁the ▁US ". ▁Over all , ▁Law son ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Those ▁who ▁did ▁critic ise ▁her ▁often ▁suggested ▁she ▁was ▁too ▁fl irt ati ous ; ▁a ▁comment ator ▁from ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁said , ▁" L aw son ' s ▁se xy ▁round ness ▁mixed ▁with ▁her ▁speed - dem on ▁technique ▁makes ▁cook ing ▁dinner ▁with ▁N ig ella ▁look ▁like ▁a ▁pre l ude ▁to ▁an ▁org y ". ▁The ▁book ▁of ▁N ig ella ▁B ites ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁best - s elling ▁cook ▁book ▁of ▁Christmas ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁in ▁America . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁Fore ver ▁Summer ▁with ▁N ig ella ▁in ▁