The Orlando Weekly said "If everyone in Orlando who claims to care about the arts had 1 percent of Baratelli’s energy and commitment, this city would be a world culture capital." That same newspaper named him "2011 Best Local Advocate" and "2010 Best Arts Advocate." Mark Baratelli's blog, TheDailyCity.com, has won Best Blog and Best Website accolades in Orlando repeatedly. Because of his weekly 1,000+ person event he created called The Food Truck Bazaar (TheFoodTruckBazaar.com), the The Orlando Business Journal called him "The Pied Piper of Food Trucks," he was in the Top Ten for the "BizBash 2012 Event Producer of the Year" and won Edible Orlando Magazine's "2012 Best Local Food Event (2nd)".