[La lamy]

I usually eat at home, but in the past weeks have been to restaurants and found different seasonings from various establishments we went to. Lots of bland food as you said, but the Chateaubriand at Lopez was AMAZING!!

[Blackbird45]

I'm a New York City food snob.
I like going to the restaurants in the Villages for the social aspect, but there are very few places here that I would consider great as far as food.
I believe most of the places make most of their profit on alcohol and that is what they are focused on.
You don't have to be a chef to make a meal at home that is better than what you can get outside.

[MartinSE]

If it happened "suddenly" it could be a symptom of long haul COVID. Even a mild case that you might not have thought was COVID can result in some loss of smell and/or taste.

More likely it is a sign of aging and environmental as some have said. if you smoked or worked around smokers, that can cause it. etc.

[Janet1946]

You might have nasal polyps— I lost all sense of smell and food tasted very bland. Easily removed by an ENT.