I've got a kitchen remodel here. Brick covered with plaster. They are not going to fur (fir? fer?) out the walls at all...

Does that mean I am to channel out plaster and break out brick in order to install boxes and wire??

What are my limitations here? MC? EMT? Am I really supposed to try and install under cabinet fixtures using MC cable? I certainly would not be permitted to use romex in this installation would I?

Any suggestions? This is extremely atypical in my experience. I can't for the live of me figure out why they wouldn't demo the plaser and frame out the brick...