You’ve got to hand it to Olive Garden. Sales at “casual dining” restaurants are on the skids, yet the Garden has apparently found a way to buck the trend. The secret? Innovation... Olive Garden style. The chain that brought the world Italian meat-and-cheese nachos, deep-fried breaded lasagna, pasta-stuffed pot pies, and breadstick sandwiches never has to scrape the bottom of the barrel to come up with yet another crowd-pleasing mix of cheese, meat, and white flour galore.