Using Italian Bread for French Toast?
French Toast is just French toast because you are soaking it in egg and pan or griddle frying it.

You can use white sandwich bread, Italian loaf, French baquette, wheat bread what ever. I think we evolved to this in the French toast category.

I don't think the garlic would taste good with the sweet syrup. So yeah Weird. Personal taste though. If its not an overwhelming taste of garlic it should be fine.