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Harry Pagancoss
I am a writer, creator, and former television personality whose work sits at the intersection of culture, food, history, and personal reflection. I explore how meaning is shaped through lived experience, especially through food, travel, and storytelling.
New Book Release
You Are Unhappy
22 Unflinching Reflections
In 22 short, unflinching reflections, Why You Are Unhappy holds up a mirror to the ways you abandon yourself: mistaking righteousness for peace, confusing intensity for connection, waiting for permission you already have, performing your life instead of living it.
If you're willing to look honestly—even for a moment—this little book will crack something open. Not with rituals or rules. It will give you clarity because it works.
YouTube Channel: The Physics of Being
From the Blog
The Ecology of Consequence
I noticed the world shifting while watching a Ukrainian baker on The Great British Baking Show. Here's what it whispered about war, migration and culture.
The 250,000-Year-Old Secret Fueling AI Creativity
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Fear? Take Bold Action Toward Your Dreams
From breaking down overwhelming dreams into manageable steps to reshaping your relationship with failure, this guide transforms fear from barrier to stepping stone.
About Harry
Harry Pagancoss is a restaurateur, former television chef, and travel host whose career has spanned continents and cuisines. He hosted the international food and travelogue series Guided by Flavors, filmed in Brazil, and additional television productions in Atlanta, Miami, and Mexico. He has also conducted culinary investigative work in Peru, Italy, and Spain and has hosted immersive culinary journeys in Peru centered on regional cooking traditions and cultural exchange.
His projects include the creation of the international food hall Caravaca Market in Atlanta and other restaurant concepts centered on the origins of ingredients and the stories behind them. Pagancoss has spoken at food and cultural festivals on cuisine and food history, and previously served as a spokesperson for the World Food Travel Association.
Now a writer and guide of transformation, Pagancoss explores how food becomes a record of resilience—how people rebuild identity and belonging through taste. His global background and experience across media, cuisine, and culture uniquely position him to tell the story of how humanity transforms conflict into culinary creativity.
Foundations
I’ve always been driven by a hunger for understanding — for learning, beauty, and truth. To engage the world directly, to pay attention to how meaning forms through experience rather than abstraction. That pursuit remains the throughline of my work.
Reflective Work
Over time, my work has moved away from performance and toward reflection — writing and conversation that examine how people and cultures change under pressure. The focus is less on answers than on clarity: noticing patterns, tracing consequences, and asking better questions.
Authored Books
My books explore modern life through responsibility rather than reassurance. Digital Decorum examines behavior and accountability in a technology-shaped world. Why You Are Unhappy looks directly at dissatisfaction, avoidance, and the habits that quietly shape outcomes.
Food & Connection
Food has always been a practical language — a record of history, migration, and care. From cooking on television to working with farmers and cooks, I’ve been drawn to how meals carry memory and how people use food to preserve identity, adapt, and belong.
invite you to explore the work here — through books, essays, or ongoing projects — and take what’s useful.
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Images from press, television, restaurant and café projects, and media work.
They reflect hands-on experience building and leading public-facing projects across hospitality, media, and creative production.

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