Ideal Bite

Casting a net for some serious insight on what kind of fish to fry? With the Shedd Aquarium’s new Right Bite card (a digest of the museum’s extensive research program into the most sustainable dinner choices) there’ll be no more mercury - or guilt about overfishing - rising. Just stuff one of these portable summaries into your wallet, and check the rating before you buy: “Best Choices” (tilapia), “Good Alternatives” (sole), or “Avoid” (grouper). Good thing we like perch (see photo), one of many local freshwater fish from the Great Lakes the program touts. So you can sit back and feel reel-y good while you fry.