Ok first off it's no wonder she's highly rated and tops yelp for "cooking classes for couples" - my wife had asked about doing a cooking class for a date night so I did a little research.
We had already attended the frys on shea baking night making scones where we just helped the chef... It was more an informational class to sit across the bar because I suppose their insurance doesn't allow you to really get involved there. Other courses in the valley are larger scale classrooms with more students where you won't get as involved and you may as well watch a video online for free.
I have to say when I talked to Maggie about how the structure was and if we cooked or helped, I was happy to hear that her response was "oh, I give you an intro and sample how to make things but you're doing the prep and the cooking."
She gave an intro that is great for beginners and culinary experts alike. Pay attention during her review of recipes though, because the rest of the class will be sharing your dish when you are done preparing it.
The kitchen environment allowed for plenty of room for six people in our class to both cook and move around safely as well as plenty of preparation knives, cutting boards, measuring and mixing bowls, A beautiful set of all clad cookware and a gorgeous Viking 6 top gas grill. If you're concerned that it needs to be a professional kitchen for classes I'd say she and her husband setup the kitchen in a professional manner.
My wife and I absolutely loved our date night, the prep work together and with the other classmates, and the food to top it off was awesome!
My advice to this :
Be hungry- there will be a ton of food to enjoy!
Bring wine :)
Take notes so you can make the dishes again at home.
Thank you Maggie!