It's not often that I take issue, never mind offense, with something Kenji writes, but in an otherwise lovely post about how to roast fall vegetables, he says, "Let's face it: Raw mushrooms are bland." This, to my mind, is a little extreme. I think reasonable people can disagree about whether raw button mushrooms have a delicate flavor, one that may require a particularly nuanced palate to fully appreciate (I say this as a reformed but longtime smoker).