This soup is top secret

"But here, we make it special for each soup." 8/6/18 How a Former CIA Agent Became Portland's Soup Master In Portland, Oregon, Vietnamese food is a staple, with restaurants on every corner dishing out phở and bánh mì. But among the food scene, Rose VL Deli stands apart from the rest. That's all thanks to the man behind the meal, William Vuong.  Building the World's Largest Robot Inspired by "Mobile Suit Gundam," one of the most popular anime series in Japan, engineer Masaaki Nagumo began building his very own larger-than-life robots. His latest creation is the LW Mononofu, based off of the anime he watched as a child. Standing at 28 feet tall and weighing close to 5 tons, it is the world's largest fully operational robot.  Battle of the Alpine Horns Once a year, the world's top alpine horn musicians gather high in the Swiss Alps to compete for a special honor. The Valais Drink Pure Festival in Nendaz, Switzerland, is an international meeting of alphorn players where the best of the best come to play. While 16-year-old Tim Lin might seem like an unlikely alphorn enthusiast, he is quite the prodigy.  Copyright © 2018 Great Big Story, LLC, All rights reserved.You are receiving this message because you subscribed to the Great Big Story newsletter. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list