My favorite garlic bread recipe came from Thug Kitchen 2, in which you score the loaf of italian bread into large cubes but without cutting through the bottom, and then rub a mixture of oil and finely minced garlic and herbs all over the bread so that it falls into the cracks of the scored bread, wrapping it in foil and baking until it smells like you sprayed eau d'garlic all over your house and then your bread will be all toasty and crispy and the best thing ever, on the side of your meal or alone.
My friends and I always attempted to make garlic bread and I always wanted to put in under the broiler for just a minute and then 9 times out of 10 we forgot about it and only remembered when the fire alarm went off. I also made sure to give the job of mincing the garlic or microplaning the garlic to my friend, because it is makes your fingers smell like raw garlic for 2 days straight. It's a tough job but someone's gotta make the garlic bread!