Garlic Bread (1939, 1946)

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   OED has 1951.  I'll look for "garlic bread" in the Clementine Paddleford columns that I copied from the NEW YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE.  She reviewed plenty of Italian restaurants in New York City.
   Garlic bread has 109,000 Google hits!  Garlic bread tastes great and works well on a date with female vampire slayers.



FOOD LOVER'S COMPANION (1995, 2001 by Sharon Herbst)
_Garlic Bread_
Said to have been invented during the late 1940s boom of Italian-American restaurants, garlic bread consists of Italian or French bread slices, spread on both sides with GARLIC BUTTER and heated in the oven. There are many variations, including bread brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with minced garlic and herbs. It can also be broiled or grilled.



   News of Food; New Cafe's Food and Its Table Settings Bring Back Memories of Italian Summers; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jul 3, 1950; pg. 19, 1 pgs

   Display Ad 19 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jun 15, 1949; pg. 20, 1 pgs

   Display Ad 19 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Feb 23, 1949; pg. 18, 1 pgs

   Display Ad 17 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Feb 16, 1949; pg. 18, 1 pgs

   Display Ad 28 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Oct 30, 1947; pg. 29, 1 pgs

   FOOD; Sunday Night Suppers; By JANE NICKERSON; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Oct 27, 1946; pg. 134, 1 pgs
   ("She (Jeanne Own, secretary of the Wine and Food Society of New York--ed.) also thought some hors d'oeuvres of anchovies and garlic bread might be appealing...")

   For Gourmets and Others: A Venezuelan Adventure; Introduction of the World's Fair Visitor to Hallacas And Other Dishes, at Once Rich and Strange, From the Tropics; By CHARLOTTE HUGHES; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jun 18, 1939; pg. 49, 1 pgs
   ("Ingredients for the meat mixture, enough for ten hallacas, are...a garlic bread...")